Technologies and Services
Behre Dolbear’s skills span the technical, financial, business, and managerial aspects of the mining industry. We examine each project from a range of angles, offering counsel with both breadth and depth. Our services encompass virtually every aspect of the mineral industry.
Exploration, Geology and Mining
• Green Fields Exploration
• Development programme
• Geological mapping
• Modelling and Mineral Resource Estimations
• Property evaluations
• Feasibility studies
• Ore reserve assessment
• Mineral economics studies
• Shaft sinking/equipping
• Winding machinery
• Underground pump stations
• Underground crushing
• Open pit operations and maintenance systems
• Transport systems
Mineral Dressing
• Comminution
• Concentration
• Solids/liquids separation
• Long distance solids pumping
• Tailings disposal and reclamation
• Feed storage and preparation
Hydrometallurgy
• Reclamation of tailings
• CCD and Pachuca leaching
• Solvent extraction (S-X)
• S-X fire protection
• Electrowinning and refining tankhouses
• Direct electric electrolyte heating
• Belt filtration
• Thickening and clarification
• Ion exchange
• Effluent disposal
• Bioleach technology
• CIL/CIP technology
Pyrometallurgy
• Drying
• Roasting
• Smelting
• Converting
• Slag cleaning
• Gas collection/cleaning
Related Technologies
• Sulphuric acid
• Lime production
• Environmental management and research
• Infrastructure
Process Design
• Process definition
• Testwork
• Flowsheets
• Detailed process design
• Operating manuals
• Commissioning
• Plant technical audits
Engineering Design
• Engineering Studies
• Plant layout
• Civil design
• Structural design
• Pipework design
• Mechanical equipment
• Electrical design
• High voltage transmission and distribution
• Instrumentation and control
• Technical specification and adjudication
• Material Control services
• Inspection and testing
• Design and safety audit
• Procurement services
• Site management
• Contract administration
• Quality control systems
• Materials and stores-control systems
• Cost control
• Planning and progress reporting
• Commissioning and start-up
Project Management
• Project implementation plans
• Feasibilities studies and bankable documents
• Retrofit/rehabilitation assessment
• Tender preparation and contract negotiation
• Estimating and cost control
• Planning and progress reporting
• Material control
• Training
• Maintenance planning
Computer Services
• Process modelling
• Production scheduling
• Statistical analysis
• Technical programming
• Computer-aided design
• Geological Modelling
• Mine Modelling
Finance and Evaluation
• Financial analysis of projects
• Project financing assistance
• Commercial/Marketing
Asset Valuation
• Insurance
• Asset management
• Financial statements
• Asset transfer