Mine to Market Studies
Optika provides Mine to Market studies accross the full project lifecycle. Optika is a leader in this field and has completed many engagements for leading bulk commodity producers, especially in the iron ore and coal industries.
At the Pre-Feasibility stage, Optika assesses a range of development options and can provide findings and recommendations as to the most efficient or effective business model to bring ore to the market. At this high level, Optika can simulate different supply chain configurations and determine comparitive advantages/disadvantages and sensitivities.
At the Bankable Feasibility stage, Optika can provide much detail on the preferred development option which can be used to access risk and available mitigation strategies, including:
- multiple system capacity levels,
- demurrage cost calculations,
- mining method evaluation,
- fleet management strategies,
- processing flowsheet configurations,
- grade management strategies,
- logistics, and
- product specifications and marketing strategies.
At the design and construction stage, we can test key design decisions and operational strategies. At the commissioning stage, we can validate actual system performance and provide a valuable trouble-shooting capability.
Finally, during the operations stage, this service provides a tool to support strategic planning and operational budgeting by providing a validated base case against which actual performance can be evaluated.