MineQuest Consult

An overview of the company, its team members and its service

offering

“Value Creation through Optimisation”

About MineQuest Consult

• Started in 2009

• Goal:– To provide clients with practical and sustainable solutions to mining related

challenges

• Principal capabilities:– Mining Business Optimisation– Independent Mining Reviews – Technical and Economic Evaluation Services

• Service offering is delivered with high level of mining experience, expertise and competence, covering senior management, technical and mining business expertise and thorough understanding of mineral asset valuation.

• Mining expertise covers mainly underground mining, and includes commodities from base metals (nickel and copper), to gold, as well as platinum group metals (PGMs).

“Value Creation through Optimisation”

Our Vision & Values

“Value Creation through Optimisation”

• Vision:– To be the leading provider of innovative and practical solutions to the mining

and minerals industry, as an independent mining consultancy services company.

• Mission:– to enhance the integrity of the decision-making process, taken over the

entire mining value chain;– to promote and enable the use of innovative mining optimisation techniques;– to provide practical solutions to enhance decision-making; and– to ultimately satisfy the quest for safe, profitable and sustainable mining.

• Values:– Trust and transparency– Integrity and honesty– Core focus on our clients and people– Teamwork, ownership and empowerment

Our Service Offering

Mining Business Optimisation

• Enterprise Optimisation• Inform Decision-making• Risk & Probabilistic

Modelling & Analysis• Mining Simulations• Trade-off Studies

Independent Mining Reviews

• Due Diligence Studies• Mining Study Reviews• Short, Medium and Long

Term (LOM & Business) Planning Reviews

• Competent Persons Reports

Technical & Economic

Evaluations• Project Management• Mine Design & Lay-out• Mine Planning & Scheduling• Mineral Asset Valuation

We emphasise on front-end loading

Scoping Studies Pre-feasibility Studies

Feasibility Studies Operating Mines

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Opportunity Identification

Analysis/Pre-

feasibility1

Planning/Feasibility

Study2

Execution/ Project Implementation

3

Close-out/ Production Ramp-

up/ Hand-over4

Close-out

5

Our Service Offering

“Value Creation through Optimisation”

Commitments(of funds)

Cost to Change

BenefitsRealisation

High

Low

R millions

Ability to Influence

value

• Optimisation of the mining processes throughout the mining value chain  

• Partnered with Whittle Consulting - integrated approach to Enterprise Optimisation:– Advanced analytical, costing and operational modelling techniques – Advanced use of Gemcom Whittle software – Whittle Consulting Prober – B optimisation software (proprietary) – Efficient data base and data processing management – Extensive experience in mining optimisation and business planning challenges

 

• Combines knowledge and relevant information from disciplines and areas within the organisation – used to develop strategies that identify best options for value enhancement.

• Optimised Long Term Plan, Business Plan, Project or Business Case with a significantly improved cash flow profile – Risk reduction– Value add option for client– Proactive responses to future scenarios

Mining Business Optimisation

“Value Creation through Optimisation”

• Comprehensive and independent offering with regards to mining reviews

• Includes

– Due Diligence Studies– Mining Study Reviews (from conceptual to feasibility stage)– Review of short, medium, and long term (Life of Mine and Business) planning. – Competent Person’s reports

• Opinions are based on many years of operating and technical experience in the mining industry

• Review work covers a wide range of commodities

Independent Mining Reviews

“Value Creation through Optimisation”

• Includes:– Provision of project management support services– Mine design and layout– Mine planning and scheduling work.

• Economic evaluation expertise delivered with a combination of experience - senior management, technical and financial expertise and thorough understanding of mineral economics

• Latest in 3D modelling and scheduling software used, as well as

powerful mining simulation tools

Technical & Economic Evaluations

“Value Creation through Optimisation”

John Guy TaylorDirector & Principal

Consultant

Luke ZindiDirector & Principal

Consultant

Cuthbert MusingwiniAssociate

Our Team of Experts

“Value Creation through Optimisation”

Physical address:

No. 17 L’Abri

3 Panther Road

Boskruin

Randburg

2188

Telephone: +27 (0) 11 792 3395 Mobile Phone: +27 (0) 83 455 7082 Fax: +27 (0) 11 792 3395 E-Mail Address: JGTaylor@MineQuest.co.za

LZindi@MineQuest.co.za

Visit our website at www.minequest.co.za

Contact Details

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