All underground mine designs and schedules are completed using three-dimensional mine planning packages such as Mine2-4D, Datamine’s Studio, Mineable Resource Optimization (MRO), Production Scheduler and CADSMine. We are able to create trade off designs and update designs and schedules more accurately, incorporating all necessary mining and engineering practicalities.

ABGM optimize underground mineable resources prior to completing full three-dimensional designs. Based on mining parameters and targets, we are able to provide mines with sensitivity analyses and pre-designed economic mining envelopes together with their sequence that will ensure the highest economic value. All our work is clearly documented and in full three-dimensional formats.

Resource to Reserve conversions forms a vital part of a mine’s Feasibility statement. We have the technical skills and experience in Resource to Reserve conversions.

We undertake Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies for extensions of existing underground operations and for the evaluation of newly proposed underground mines. We provide the technical and project management skills to service the required scopes of these projects.

The requirements for any successful pre-feasibility study (if not carried out prior to the study) include the evaluation of various mining methods in order to determine the most practical, achievable and profitable option. We have the experience and capability to provide both small and large mine property trade off studies.

Our consultants create full three-dimensional geotechnical block models. These models allow mines to optimize extraction evaluations, underground pillar and support designs, and optimizations of fragmentation for both underground and open pit operations. Furthermore, these geotechnical models facilitate the account of geotechnical structures within three-dimensional mine designs.

Operational process and mineral resource management (MRM) process modelling using IDEFO Techniques is a service offered by our consultancy. Our process models assist in integration of technical MRM departments and systems.

Our consultants assist in process definition and skills development programs required in the implementation of technical mine planning systems.

All underground mines require clean air and sufficient ventilation to ensure a safe and cool working environment. ABGM can study, model and deliver endless ventilation solutions tailored for any mine operation and method to best fit needs of the client and project. Ventilation optimization and efficiencies studies can also be executed with the addition of adding suitable technologies. ABGM has access to world-class software from VUMA-3D to VENTSIM.

We conduct pre-feasibility and feasibility studies for extensions to existing open pit operations and we evaluate the feasibility of new and/or proposed open pit operations.

We provide open pit optimization services (using industry trusted software packages), as part of our mine design and scheduling services.

We provide Mine Design services within a Project Team environment, in the sense of Mining Engineering and Mine Design. Our services include long term mine design and scheduling, short term mine design and scheduling and mid term mine design and scheduling.

We provide a thorough Resource to Reserve solution with a high degree of intelligent analysis. Geotechnical consulting services and Geotechnical modelling ( rock fragmentation optimization are provided at detailed level. )