Project Description
Flagstaff undertook the management of multiple integrated feasibility studies:
- Major Mine Expansion Study: Duplication of processes and non-process infrastructure to double production
- CPP Debottlenecking Study: optimising existing CPP performance to achieve ~20% throughput increase
- Tailings Management Study: Optimise the tailings management strategy and infrastructure to support production while minimising CAPEX and OPEX
- Scope: Development of technical solutions, definitive scopes, execution plans, and budgets for FID approval to increase CHPP production from
6Mtpa to 14.4Mtpa
Project Details
Client: Pembroke Resources
Pembroke Resources is an Australian based company focused on development of high-quality steelmaking coal assets.
Sector: Resources
The Challenge
Complex Multi-Study Programme
- Immature organisational systems and capability to support the development of a major projects portfolio
- Each project within the portfolio required development of functional solutions, scope definition, and Class 3 estimates for production expansion with tight FID timelines
- Multiple interfaces, stakeholders, constraints and conditions across the portfolio, operations, community, and statutory authorities.
- Coordination of multiple Engineering Service Providers
- Tailings management strategy required immediate
The Outcome
- Negotiated EPC contractor relationships and managed multiple engineering service providers to deliver integrated technical solutions.
- Studies delivered under budget to Class 3 maturity to enable FID approval with confidence in technical solution, cost, schedule, and execution capability – enabling a pathway to double production capacity.
- Value Enhancement: Business case optimised and expedited with the identification of an interim debottlenecking upgrade
- Integrated Systems Approach: Deployed proven project management systems for complex multi-study delivery
- Cost Performance: Study portfolio delivered 20% under budget
- Risk Mitigation: Strategic tailings solution eliminated significant capital investment in the near term
- Execution Ready: Project positioned through planning, maturity of solution and systems and processes for immediate transition to execution