PMP Certified · PMI Aligned · Mining & Engineering

Precision Project Management and Mineral Processing Excellence

We plan, control and deliver engineering projects using PMI principles and guidelines, and we optimise the plants behind them — from root cause analysis to advanced process control.

30+Years in Mining
PMPCertified Engineers
PMIBased Methodology
24/7Plant Support
What We Do

Two disciplines, one accountable team

Engineering project management and mineral processing optimisation delivered by engineers who have run the plants, not just the schedules.

01

Engineering Project Management

Full lifecycle delivery of mining and engineering projects using PMI principles and guidelines — scope definition, WBS, scheduling, cost control, risk registers and stakeholder reporting, all led by PMP certified engineers.

02

Root Cause Analysis

Structured investigation into performance deviations. We trace recovery losses, throughput shortfalls and reagent inefficiencies back to their true source using plant data, mass balance reconciliation and site observation.

03

Recovery & Process Optimisation

Metallurgical and operational improvement programmes that lift mineral recovery, reduce variability and stabilise grade. Every recommendation is backed by test work, modelling and a measurable business case.

04

Process Control & APC

Control loop health assessments, tuning, and advanced process control implementation. We close the gap between what the plant is capable of and what the control system actually delivers shift after shift.

05

Dashboards & Automation

Automated reporting and live operational dashboards built on your existing historians and DCS data — developed, documented and maintained so decisions are made on current numbers, not last week's spreadsheet.

06

Plant Audits & Retrofits

Independent plant audits covering metallurgical balance, equipment performance and operating practice, plus retrofit engineering to debottleneck circuits and extend the life of existing assets.

Engineers reviewing project plans and drawings on a mining site
Project engineers reviewing drawings on site
Who We Are

Decades on the plant, not just in the office

Mineral Projects is a specialist consultancy built around two things we do exceptionally well: managing engineering projects properly, and making mineral processing plants perform better. Our team has spent decades inside mining and engineering operations — commissioning circuits, troubleshooting deviations and delivering capital projects on schedule.

Every project we run is governed by PMI principles and guidelines and led by PMP certified engineers. That means disciplined scope control, honest reporting and a schedule you can actually plan around. On the processing side, we combine metallurgical knowledge with data analytics to find the recovery that is hiding in your circuit.

We work as an extension of your technical team — on site, in the control room, and in the project office — from a single optimisation study through to multi-year capital programmes.

30+Years Experience
120+Projects Delivered
40+Plants Optimised
Our Approach

How an engagement runs

A structured, PMI-aligned path from first conversation to verified performance improvement.

STEP 01

Scope & Baseline

We define the problem in measurable terms, establish the current baseline and agree the success criteria with your team.

STEP 02

Diagnose

Data collection, mass balance reconciliation, plant audits and root cause analysis to isolate the real drivers of deviation.

STEP 03

Engineer & Implement

Solutions designed, costed and executed under formal project controls — schedule, budget, risk and change management.

STEP 04

Verify & Sustain

Performance is measured against the baseline, dashboards are handed over, and control strategies are embedded with your operators.

Client Feedback

Trusted by operations teams

What plant managers and project sponsors say after working with our engineers.

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Their root cause analysis found a circulating load problem three previous studies had missed. Recovery came up by just over two percent within a single quarter, and the fix was far cheaper than the capital project we had been about to approve.


Thabo MokoenaPlant Manager, Copper Concentrator
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The project controls were the tightest we have worked with. Clear scope, honest schedule reporting, and a PMP certified lead who actually understood the metallurgy. Our retrofit was commissioned on the date they committed to at kick-off.


Sarah van der MerweEngineering Manager, Gold Operations
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The dashboards and APC work changed how our shift teams operate. Operators now see the constraint in real time instead of reading it in a report a week later. Variability across shifts has dropped noticeably.


Daniel OseiMetallurgical Superintendent, Platinum Group Metals
Get In Touch

Let's look at your plant and your project

Tell us about the deviation you are chasing or the project you need delivered. A PMP certified engineer will come back to you with a clear view of how we would approach it.

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