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CORPORATE PROFILE
Mining consultancy | Mine planning | Onsite management | Technical services solutions
MEC Mining is a global mining consultancy specialising in mine planning, onsite
management, geology and technical services solutions for the international mining industry.
Since 2005, MEC has grown into a leading consultancy firm with an experienced team of
consultants; specialising in both the open cut and underground coal and minerals sectors.
MEC Mining understands the risks associated with using external consultants; therefore
quality of outcomes is paramount, people and experience matter.
We deliver high quality work that enhances the value of our clients’ projects and our team of
experienced consultants bring a diverse range of knowledge to each project.
Importantly, we offer a flexible approach to all services and will gladly tailor our services to
meet individual project or company requirements.
OUR APPROACH
KEY PEOPLE- DIRECTORS & MANAGEMENT
MARIA JOYCE | GENERAL MANAGERBEng(Hons)(Mining), MAusIMM(CP), RPEQ 11510
Maria’s Journey with MEC Started in 2007, she is currently the General Manager . With over 12 years
experience in the mining industry working with several major mining houses. Maria’s strength and
expertise are technical service team management, scheduling solutions, along with short, medium
and long term strategic planning’s. Maria and her experienced team services both open cut coal and
metalliferrous mining operations from site based support through to JORC and feasibility studies.
SIMON COHN | MANAGING DIRECTORBEng(Hons)(Mining), MAusIMM(CP), RPEQ 11902
Simon joined MEC as a Director in May 2007 and was appointed Managing Director in 2011.
Simon has over 17 years experience in the mining industry, having worked in a range of open cut/
underground metalliferous and coal mines throughout Australia and overseas.
DANIEL CHIPPENDALE | DIRECTOR | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING BEng(Mining), BBus(Man), MAusIMM(CP), RPEQ 11901
Daniel founded MEC in Mackay in 2005 after working in a range of open cut coal mines in the Bowen
Basin between 2001 and 2004. He is now based in MEC’s head office in Brisbane. Daniel has a dual
degree in Mining Engineering and Business and specialises in operations improvement, mine design
and technical services management.
TED BOULTON | DIRECTOR | CONSULTING BEng(Hons)(Mining)
Ted graduated with a Mining Engineering degree in 1998 and worked in a range of open-cut coal mines in
the Bowen Basin before joining MEC as a Director in 2006. After several years in MEC’s Mackay office, Ted
is now based in Brisbane and specialises in mine design, cost estimation and reserve estimation.
BRANT PETERS | GENERAL MANAGER - SOUTH AMERICABEng (Mining)
Brant joined MEC Mining in 2013 as the General Manager- South America based in our Santiago,
Chile office. He brings over 15 years experience to the MEC team, having worked in Open Pit and
Underground operations around the world at varies Coal, Zinc, Gold, Copper and Iron Ore Mines.
KEY PEOPLE - PRINCIPALS & PROJECT LEADS
JAMEY MITCHELSON | PRINCIPAL MINING ENGINEERADSvy MAusIMM
Jamey graduated with an Associate Degree in Surveying in 2004 and is currently completing post
graduate Mine Engineering studies. He has 24 years of site based open cut mining experience in
technical, operational and management capacities (21 years in open cut coal and 3 years in metals).
Jamey has recently joined MEC Mining as a Principal Mining Engineer and specialises in mine design,
scheduling and mine cost analysis & control.
JULIA KOUBA | COMMERCIAL MANAGERBBus(Acc) & LL.B
Julia joined MEC in April 2012 as our Financial Controller and has now been appointed as the Commercial
Manager. She holds a dual degree, Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and Bachelor of Laws, CPA and has
over 10 years experience in accounting. Julia is part of our management team and displays skills in finance,
management and leadership.
DAVID PLOWMAN | PRINCIPAL MINING CONSULTANTB Eng (Mining)
David Plowman joined the MEC team in February, 2015 as a Principal Mining Consultant. He has
more than 20 years’ experience in the coal, copper and gold mining industries, having worked
extensively in both technical and operational roles.
Highly adept at delivering successful mining projects, David has managed owner-operator
operations and mine-contracting companies in both the West and developing countries.
TIM COOPER | PROJECT LEAD
SHYAM SUNDER | PROJECT LEAD
BSc
BEng (Mining)
Tim joined the MEC team in June 2011 as a Senior Mining Consultant/ Project Lead. He has over
10 years experience in engineering geology and mining engineering with solid operational and
technical skills in coal and exposure to Copper/Gold orebodies. Tim has acted as Project Lead for
several major studies and demonstrates strong skills in short; medium and long term scheduling
across a suite of software including XPAC, XACT and Deswik Scheduler/Landform.
Shyam Sunder started with MEC in March 2014. He has over 15 years experience across a range of
commodities throughout Australia and overseas. His areas of expertise include pit optimisation,
strategic, short, medium and long term planning, feasibility studies, team management and
training, drill and blast, equipment selection, cost analysis and production planning.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Projects that we have recently undertaken include:
Location: Laos
Commodity: Copper and Gold (Open Cut)
Project Scope
• Onsite drill and blast training and optimisation
• LG pit optimisation to model the effect of various sustaining capital projects
• Onsite supervision of projects, training of staff and engineering services
• Secondment in a project management role for Sepon project studies
Services Delivered
• Cost Modelling • Mine Design
• Deswik Model Build • Onsite Engineering
• Drill and Blast • Project Management
• Equipment Selection • Scheduling
• Feasibility Study • Training
• Haulage Planning • Lerchs Grossman Optimisation
PROJECT: SEPON
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Commodity: Zinc and Copper (Underground)
Project Scope
• Net Smelter Return (NSR)
• Macro audit validation and modification/updates
Services Delivered
• Technical Audit, validation of the NSR estimation
PROJECT: GOLDEN GROVE
Location: Peru
Commodity: Copper (Open Cut)
Project Scope
• Short term planning model
Services Delivered
• Re-established onsite schedule processes and systems
• Mine plan schedule
PROJECT: LAS BAMBAS
Location: Australia
Commodity: Lead and Zinc (Open Cut)
Project Scope
• Onsite engineering support for short term planning
• Review of mining practises and reconciliation to the model
Services Delivered
• Grade Control • Mine Design
• Reconciliation • Onsite Engineering
• Review
PROJECT: CENTURY MINE
Location: Australia
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Lead and Zinc (Open Cut)
Project Scope
• Life of mine, stope design and mine scheduling
• Net Smelter Return (NSR)
Services Delivered
• Mine Planning • Mine Scheduling
• Drill & Blast • Design
• Mine Studies
PROJECT: ROSEBURY
Location: Nicaragua
Commodity: Civil
Project Scope
• Development of stripping concepts and equipment strategies
• Development of the earthworks project cost model
• Development of a Deswik schedule, landform model and haulage simulation
Services Delivered
• Cost Modelling • Scheduling
• Deswik Model Build • Truck Shovel Engineering
• Equipment Selection • Haulage Planning
PROJECT: NICARAGUA CANAL
Location: Queensland, Australia
Commodity: Lead and Zinc (Underground)
Project Scope
• Net Smelter Return (NSR)
• Macro audit validation and modifcation/updates
Services Delivered
• Technical Audit, validation of the NSR estimation
PROJECT: DUGALD
Location: Australia
Commodity: Coal (Open Cut)
Project Scope
• Open cut pre-feasibility study
• Underground Concept Study
• Work Exploration Program
PROJECT: HILLALONG
RECENT INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Projects that we have recently undertaken include:
Location: China
Commodity: Gold (Underground)
Project Scope
• Vulcan Optimisation
Services Delivered
• Pit Optimisation
• Cost Evaluation
PROJECT: YUNNAN GOLD
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Commodity: Copper and Gold (Open Cut)
Project Scope
• Onsite drill and blast training and optimisation
• LG pit optimisation to model the effect of various sustaining capital projects
• Onsite supervision of projects, training of staff and engineering services
• Secondment in a project management role for Sepon project studies
Services Delivered
• Cost Modelling • Feasibility Study
• Deswik Model Build • Mine Design
• Drill and Blast • Haulage Planning
• Equipment Selection • Lerchs Grossman Optimisation
PROJECT: YANCOAL PREMIER
Location: Australia
Commodity: Coal (Open Cut)
Project Scope
• Onsite drill and blast engineering
• Onsite scheduling and short term planning
Services Delivered
• Drill and Blast • Onsite Engineering
• Scheduling • Short Term Planning
PROJECT: CAMEBY DOWNS
RECENT INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Projects that we have recently undertaken include:
ASSET MANAGEMENT
PROJECT EVALUATION
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
RISK AND HAZARD MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT AND TENDER EVALUATION
AT MEC MINING, OUR CORPORATE SERVICES TEAM CAN PROVIDE YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE
MANAGEMENT TOOLS IT NEEDS TO PROSPER.
OUR TEAM HAS SPECIALIST EXPERIENCE IN :
CORPORATE SERVICES
Drill & blast , truck & shovel, haulage and dump design & optimisation
Ventilation engineering
Training and mentoring of on-site personnel and systems development and review
Operational design, planning, scheduling and optimisation including supply of
software where necessary
Operational review, cost modelling and operational improvement
Short to medium term design, planning and scheduling solutions
Technical services teams for full project support
Ventilation and Drill & Blast Capability (Underground)
Relief role coverage from technical services engineers, geologists and surveyors
through to management positions
ONSITE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
Surpac & MinSched Mine2-4D & EPS Deswik CAD & Scheduler Minex
Vulcan / Vulcan Optimiser Minesight Minescape
XPAC / XACT TALPAC XERAS 3D Dig
ArcGIS DataVis Shotplus / BLASTPLAN Ventsim
SOFTWARE (UNDERGROUND AND OPEN CUT)
CONSULTING SERVICES SUPPORT
COMMODITIES
Studies - conceptual, pre-feasibility and bankable feasibility
JORC resource and reserve reporting
Scheduling model builds
Contract and tender evaluation
Life of mine planning, scheduling and long term planning, optimisation, design and
scheduling
Cost modelling and project optimisation
Asset Management
Contract and tender evaluation
Base Metals Precious Metals Bulk Commodities
Mineral Sands & Rare Earths
METALS CAPABILITY AT MEC MINING, WE COMBINE OUR EXPERIENCES TO OFFER A UNIQUE LEVEL OF SUPPORT
WITH TWO MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS:
OPEN CUT METALS
Commodity:
Gold / Silver / Copper
Commodity:
Copper / Gold
Commodity:
Silver / Lead / Zinc
Commodity:
Silver / Lead / Zinc /
Copper / Gold
Commodity:
Copper / Gold
Commodity:
Iron ore
Project / Deposit Style
Small scale open pit - high-sulphidation epithermal style deposit.
Project Experience:
Short to long term planning, drill and blast, system setup, long term
pit design updates and cutback design.
Project / Deposit Style
Multiple open pits - near surface high grade supergene chalcocite
and oxide copper, disseminated gold, oxide and primary.
Project Experience:
Short-long term planning and design, engineer training and
mentoring, operations support and contractor management.
Project / Deposit Style
Large scale open pit - shale hosted, fine grained mineralisation.
Project Experience:
Operations support, short-long term planning, geological modelling,
reserving, pit design, drill and blast.
Project / Deposit Style
Underground - massive through to vein like sulphides.
Project Experience:
Site engineering support, life of asset scheduling.
Project / Deposit Style
Small satellite open pits - greenfields.
Project Experience:
Operations support and mine design.
Project / Deposit Style
Open pit arctic conditions - banded iron formation.
Project Experience:
Mine planning, operation systems and support, life of mine planning.
UNDERGROUND METALS
Project:
Cannington, North
Queensland
Commodity:
Silver / Lead / Zinc
Project:
Selwyn / Mt Elliott,
North Queensland
Commodity:
Copper / Gold
Project:
Elura / Endeavor,
Cobar, NSW
Commodity:
Lead / Zinc / Silver
Project:
Challenger, South
Australia
Commodity:
Gold
Project:
Rosebery, Tasmania
Commodity:
Silver / Lead / Zinc /
Copper / Gold
Project:
Osborne, North
Queensland
Commodity:
Copper / Gold
Project / Deposit Style
Transverse, Long-hole open stoping / in ag-rich massive sulphide
lenses.
Project Experience:
Planning, design and scheduling, project engineering, and
underground engineering.
Project / Deposit Style
Open stoping / in massive sulphides and narrow-vein.
Project Experience:
Underground management, Drill and Blast, planning and
scheduling, ventilation.
Project / Deposit Style
Long-hole open stoping and remnant pillar mining / in massive
sulphides.
Project Experience:
Underground mining, Drill and Blast, planning and scheduling,
ventilation.
Project / Deposit Style
Long-hole stoping / in narrow-vein mineralisation.
Project Experience:
Short-term to medium-term planning, Life-of-Mine planning &
scheduling, strategic reviews.
Project / Deposit Style
Long-hole open stoping / in massive through to vein-like sulphides.
Project Experience:
Site engineering, Life of Asset Scheduling.
Project / Deposit Style
Up-hole bench stoping / in ironstone hosted replacement style
copper and gold.
Project Experience:
Mine Geology.
Minescape ArcGIS Minesight
Datamine DataVis Mine 2-4D & EPS
AutoCAD Deswik Vulcan
Xpac Xeras Micromine
COAL CAPABILITY AT MEC MINING, WE COMBINE EXPERIENCES TO OFFER A UNIQUE LEVEL OF SUPPORT WITH
TWO MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS:
CONSULTING SERVICES SUPPORT
ONSITE OPERATION SUPPORT
METHODOLIGIES
SOFTWARE (UNDERGROUND AND OPEN CUT)
Studies- conceptual, pre-feasibility and bankable feasibility
JORC resource and reserve reporting
Scheduling model builds
Life of mine planning, long term planning, optimisation, design and scheduling
Cost modelling and project optimisation
Technical services teams for full project support
Operational design, planning and scheduling
Operational review, cost modelling and operational improvement
Training and mentoring of on-site personnel and systems development and review
Short to medium term design, planning and scheduling solutions
Relief role coverage from technical services engineers, geologists and surveyors
through to management positions such as Senior Engineer and other Statutory roles
Ventilation (Underground)
Development planning (Underground)
Conventional open cut
Strip mining
Terrace mine
Dragline
Dozer Push
Truck shovel
IP systems ie IPCC
Longwall Mining
Board and Pillar
Hydro Mining
Conventional and Mechanised
Open cut: Underground:
OPEN CUT COAL CAPABILITY
Project:
Carmichael Mine,
Queensland
Commodity:
Coal - Thermal
Project:
Hail Creek Mine,
Queensland
Commodity:
Coal - Metallurgical
Project:
Baralaba North,
Queensland
Commodity:
Coal - PCI and
Thermal
Project:
Tigers Realm, Amaam
North Russia
Commodity:
Coal - Metallurgical
and Thermal
Project:
Cameby Downs,
Queensland
Commodity:
Coal - Thermal
Project:
Oaky Creek Mine,
Queensland
Commodity:
Coal - Metallurgical
Project / Deposit Style
Open cut / Shallow dip
Project Experience:
Project Experience- Build of a Deswik schedule and haulage model for
the 8 year open cut plan including haulage and landform, scheduling of
alternate operating scenarios using Xpac for the Feasibility Study.
Project / Deposit Style
Open cut / Shallow to steep dip
Project Experience:
Ramp 6 Boxcut design and planning, dragline sequence and spoil balancing,
generated final landform quantities from life of mine dump profile.
Operational planning for the dragline and short term scheduling, build of a
Deswik haulage and landform model including the IPCC and Xact short term
schedule model.
Project / Deposit Style
Open cut / Steep Dip
Project Experience:
Bankable feasibility study, Detailed mine planning , Cost modelling,
calculation and publishing of a JORC reserve statement, Drill and Blast
engineer support.
Project / Deposit Style
Moderately steep dip open cut, underground
Project Experience:
Pre-feasibility study.
Project / Deposit Style
Open cut / Not steep
Project Experience:
Onsite drill and blast engineering support, onsite scheduling and short
term planning.
Project / Deposit Style
Open cut
Project Experience:
Pre feasibility study including the schedule model build, reserving,
haulage and landform. Calculations in Deswik , scheduling in Xpac,
modelling of overburden strata Oaky North mine and onsite geology
support
UNDERGROUND COAL CAPABILITY
Project:
Pre-feasibility Study,
Queensland
Commodity:
Coal - Metallurgical
Project:
Carborough Downs,
Queensland
Commodity:
Coal - Metallurgical
Project:
Oaky Creek Coal,
Queensland
Commodity:
Coal - Metallurgical
Project:
Ventilation Shaft,
Queensland
Commodity:
Coal - Metallurgical
Project:
Integra, New South
Wales
Commodity:
Coal - Metallurgical
Project:
Surface to Seam Gas
Drainage, Queensland
Commodity:
Coal - Metallurgical
Project / Deposit Style
Underground Coal Resource
Project Experience:
Undertook a pre-feasbility study for a brownfield project on an
existing mine site.
Project / Deposit Style
Underground Longwall and Bord and Pillar Operation
Project Experience:
A member of the management team that conducted the entire process
from concept study, construction and operation at Carborough Downs.
Project / Deposit Style
Underground Longwall
Project Experience:
Operational support within the Technical Services department
performing geological, geotechnical and superintendent roles.
Project / Deposit Style
Underground Longwall Ventilation Shaft construction
Project Experience:
Project managed from mobilisation to commissioning of the ventilation
shaft sinking. Site was signed off on acceptance as intake ventilation
airway.
Project / Deposit Style
Underground Longwall and Open Cut Truck & Shovel
Project Experience:
Implementation of the Long Term Planning process, project managed the
strategic planning process,and conducted the supply chain process for
the complex.
Project / Deposit Style
Long-hole open stop- ing & remnant pillar mining / in massive sulphides
and sub-vertical lenses.
Project Experience:
Project managed trial of medium radius drilling gas drainage project.
This early trial proved successful with some innovation to the drilling
techniques.
GENERAL ENQUIRIES:
PO Box 10652, Brisbane QLD 4000
www.mecmining.com
+61 7 3832 0301
+61 7 4957 2734