Mining Project Development
SGS Bateman is your trusted partner in mining project development. Our comprehensive EPCM services cover all disciplines, delivering accurate analysis that empowers clients to make informed decisions about their mineral processing plants. We provide tailored feasibility studies and basic engineering to support the development and execution of both brownfield and greenfield developments throughout the entire project lifecycle.
Our mining project solutions
Our development services cover the key steps in mineral processing plant development – from feasibility and option analysis, through to estimating, planning and execution readiness.
Feasibility studies and study management
We deliver concept/scoping, pre-feasibility, definitive and bankable studies compliant with NI-43 101, JORC or SAMREC.
We manage scope definition, test-work, flowsheet development, multi- disciplinary inputs and stage-gate governance.
Option analysis
We evaluate alternative processes through flowsheet analysis, reagent/consumables selection, and water/energy optimisation. Delivery options (modular vs. stick-built, expansion strategies) and contracting approaches (EPC/EPCM/LSTK) are assessed for risk, schedule, and cost, considering execution factors like logistics, local resources, and regulatory requirements.
Cost estimation
Our cost estimating service follows Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) best practices with a clear basis, contingencies, and escalation aligned to the study class.
We leverage our network for realistic vendor pricing and local market factors. Integrated cost control with procurement and commercial teams enables effective budget setting, forecasting, and tracking from study to execution.
Planning and scheduling
We develop detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 and MS Project, with WBS structures aligned to disciplines and contract models. Our plans incorporate critical milestones, brownfield shutdowns, and live risk registers to keep projects on track and risks under control.
Partner with us for effective mining project planning
Our proven lifecycle execution delivers integrated, multi-discipline engineering, supported by SGS’s global network, when needed, for comprehensive metallurgical and mineralogical testing at state-of-the-art laboratories and test-work facilities. Flexible contracting and delivery strategies are tailored to each project’s unique risk profile, schedule, and capital requirements.
Through detailed planning and feasibility studies, we help de-risk project decisions, provide transparent, standards-compliant documentation for investors and regulators, and establish executable baselines to ensure safe, on-time delivery with full accountability.
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Mining project development by phase
Concept/Scoping/PEA
Initial financial appraisal to evaluate options and technical feasibility with order of magnitude estimates of cost, schedule and economic potential to help make an informed go/no-go decision on your mining project.
Pre-feasibility
Identify and select the preferred processing route and refine the preliminary design with a more detailed cost, schedule and economic analysis.
Definitive/bankable
More advanced engineering, cost and schedule to confirm the mining project’s economic viability, forming the basis for the final investment decision and execution. Demonstrate with reasonable confidence that the project can be delivered and operated in both a technically and economically viable manner.
Execution (EPC/EPCM/EP/LSTK)
Implementation of the approved project plan, including detailed engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning. Transforms the mining project from concept into reality while ensuring schedule, cost, quality, and HSE objectives are met.