Where MPI is used in mining and process-plant projects, by whom and how: six areas, each with the features that cover it and ready-made templates.
A multi-discipline study programme from scoping to feasibility and the investment decision.
From the investment decision to first ore: permits, fleet and contractors, site infrastructure and pre-strip.
Plant projects from engineering and procurement through construction and installation to commissioning and ramp-up.
From environmental and sectoral permits to mineral rights, land access and compliance during operations.
Drilling campaigns, resource and reserve estimation, slope design and monitoring, metallurgical testwork.
Recurring, time-bound work such as the annual mine plan and budget, planned maintenance shutdowns and the mine closure plan.
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Three-stage study from resource evaluation to the investment decision: drilling, geotechnics, hydrogeology, metallurgy, reserves, tailings, environmental-social and permits; each stage closes with a decision milestone. Durations are typical values.
From data validation to resource and reserve statements, technical report and public release; country-specific state reserve approval (e.g. Uzbekistan GKZ) as a parallel track. Durations are typical values.
PFS/FS-level testwork programme for gold ore: ore-type definition and sample selection, head assays and mineralogy, comminution, gravity (GRG), leach–CIL and carbon, solid–liquid separation, cyanide destruction, tailings geochemistry, heap-leach columns where applicable, variability and process design criteria.
From site investigation to geotechnical and hydrogeological models, design acceptance criteria, slope depressurisation, monitoring system, TARP and ground control management plan. Approach of Read and Stacey (2009) and Beale and Read (2014). Durations are typical values.
From investment decision to first ore: permits, slope and pit design, grade-control system, fleet and contractors, road-water-explosives infrastructure, slope monitoring, organisation, operational readiness review and pre-strip. Durations are typical values.
From programme to geological model update: permits, contractor and laboratory, QA/QC protocol, collar set-out, drilling, surveys, logging, density, assays, batch QA/QC, umpire laboratory checks, database and geological model. Durations are typical values.
From permit register to approval to commence production: screening and scoping, seasonal baselines, EIA / ESIA decision; water, air, waste, hazardous materials, cyanide, explosives and TSF permits; construction permits, industrial safety, operating permit and Cyanide Code certification.
Area-based breakdown for a CIL/CIP plant: crushing, grinding–gravity, leach–CIL, elution–gold room, cyanide destruction–tailings; long-lead equipment (LNTP), TSF and permanent power, operational readiness, pre-startup safety review before cyanide, first gold, ramp-up and performance test.
Crushing–agglomeration–stacking, lined leach pad and ponds (incl. CQA and leak detection), irrigation, carbon columns–elution–gold room (ADR); pre-startup safety review before cyanide, first irrigation, first gold and reconciliation of field recovery with column tests. Metallurgical testwork is in the “Metallurgical testwork programme” template, Cyanide Code certification in the “Cyanide management” template.
Stand-alone commissioning template for the owner/operations team: systemisation, pre-commissioning, dry and wet commissioning, pre-startup safety review before cyanide, ore commissioning, first gold, ramp-up, performance test and handover. Start 6–9 months before mechanical completion.
Following the 9 principles of the ICMI Cyanide Code: supply and transport, unloading–storage, process solutions and water management, wildlife and discharge limits, worker safety, emergency response, training, decommissioning and stakeholder dialogue; first cyanide delivery and verification audit within one year.
GISTM (August 2020) aligned: governance roles, knowledge base, alternatives analysis, breach analysis and consequence classification, design basis report, independent review, construction quality assurance, as-built report, OMS, TARP and EPRP. Durations are typical values.
From licence-area screening to land access: exploration licence and period obligations, resource/reserve report and state approval, mining licence and mining-allotment registration, land acquisition and resettlement. Update statutory periods to national law.
Operating-phase permit obligations: annual reporting and compliance, licence and permit renewals, independent audits (Cyanide Code, dam safety, lenders) and closure financial assurance. Technical closure work is in the “Mine closure and rehabilitation” template. Durations are typical values.
From planning basis, reconciliation and projected year-end surface to management approval: cut-off grade, slope parameters, design, production schedule, plant feed and metal production, haul profiles, fleet and manpower, drilling, dewatering, rehabilitation, operating and sustaining budget. Durations are typical values.
From condition-monitoring data to scope freeze: long-lead spares, work packages, process inventory plan, cyanide decontamination and LOTO; 24/7 outage work, MOC/PSSR for modified equipment, restart and 72-hour monitoring. Outage and restart durations are in calendar days (24/7).
ICMM Integrated Mine Closure guide approach: knowledge base, closure vision, risk assessment, technical studies, success criteria, cost and financial assurance, progressive rehabilitation, final closure and relinquishment. The final closure folder is dated separately against the end-of-mining date. Durations are typical values.
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