Python Mining Consultants has built a repository of experience in its staff and through our work with a variety of clients and a variety of different needs. We Pride ourselves on maintaining a close relationship with our clients during the project in order to assist them in moving forward after our work is complete, and in generating solutions which are easily identified, explained and defended Listed below is a brief summary of companies we have performed work for:
Armistice Resources Corporation:
- Completed a scoping level mine design for Armistice’s McGarry Project near Kirkland, ON. The design was then scheduled. Unit economics developed from first principles and a cash flow analysis generated including IRR and NPV.
Aurcana Corporation:
- Completed a scoping level mine design for Shafter Mine in Texas, USA.
- Converted existing 2d mine plans (development and stoping) to a 3d mine model.
B2Gold Corporation:
- Completed internal study for El Limon property North Nicaragua. Partnership with Schlumberger to troubleshoot complex geothermal (hot) water solution for mine plan at deeper depths. Property is older established mine with numerous excavations to surface; making overall mine plan very detailed.
Barrick Gold Corporation:
- Completed study on underground potential for North Mara Tanzania, Africa, active open pit operation while developing fully operational and independent underground mines. Generated two cut-off grades for two separate mining areas and completed in one study two complete and separate mine infrastructures complete with schedules and economics
Bema Gold Corporation:
- Python was immediate lead and coordinated a group of engineers during for the Kupol Project Feasibility located in Siberia, Russia. All mine aspects from development and production design, scheduling, costing, ventilation, dewatering, and services were coordinated.
Crowflight Minerals Inc:
- Complete scoping level analysis regarding production rate for Bucko Mine located Northern Manitoba. Generate a base case and created comparisons. Cut off grade analyzed on a sensitivity basis.
- The 2009 Mine reserves completed and registered on SEDAR.
Denison Mines Corporation:
- Updated a mine design for Arizona1 mine located in Colorado, USA that had been completed by another engineering firm which Denison felt was not acceptable. After undertaking the project and re-designing all the development, Denison was very pleased with the mine design and scheduling results. Ongoing assistance has been provided to Redpath during the development phase.
Eldorado Gold Corporation:
- Python created a mine design and schedule for a pre-feasibility report for Efemcukuru project in Izmir Province, Turkey. Development for the mining methods and entire mine generated.
- The mine was then scheduled using MineSched for primary waste development, secondary ore (silling and raising) development and production.
FNX Mining Company Inc:
Levack
- Partnership with Dynatec during the rehabilitation of Levak Mine in Levak (Sudbury), Ontario.
- A scoping study was completed on the Levak Footwall deposit which included mine design and scheduling.
Podolsky
- On going work in partnership with Dynatec during the shaft sinking near Wanapitei Lake (Sudbury), Ontario and lateral development phases. Initial mine design and scheduling was completed.
Goldcorp Inc:
- Python assisted Golder with the Opinica/Eleanore project (Northern Quebec near James Bay) pre-feasibility. The SRK scoping study mine design was updated with a unique design which minimized the impact on this Quebec Hydro area project. Surface and underground development was significantly reduced.
Hatch Ltd:
Ontario Power Generation
- Python designed several repository options for low and intermediate nuclear waste near Tiverton, Ontario. A new concept was developed by Python which had not been used or we believe developed on of repository projects. The concept is a shaft with a “ring” drift which centrally houses the main components and equipment for the function of the repository. The result was a minimal foot print and unrestricted development to maximize storage capacity. This design was selected and unanimously approved by Ontario Power Generation.
Copper Cliff Deep:
- Design work as part of a team at Vale’s Project Engineering Group. Designed main development infrastructure at pre-feasibility and feasibility levels for deep reserves at Copper Cliff Mine near Sudbury, Ontario.
HudBay Minerals Inc:
Balmat Mine
- Python completed the mine design and scheduling for pre-feasibility study. Additionally, we provided onsite assistance in Northern New York State, USA during re-opening and initial development.
International Minerals Corporation:
- Mine design update and scheduling for Rio Blanco in Peru as an update for a design completed by another engineering firm.
Lake Shore Gold Corporation:
- Python completed a timesheet Access database and month end reporting for Lakeshore Gold in Timmins, Ontario.
Manroc Development Inc:
- As a contracting company, Manroc (Manitowadge, Ontario) required structural design work including shaft bulkhead design and certification for ongoing shaft work, Alimak canopy arms, and other structural issues.
Marathon PGM Corporation:
- Geordie Lake (near Marathon, Ontario) mineral resource, updated mineral resource from 2008 study, incorporated new drilling and posted mineral resource on SEDAR
Khan Resources Inc:
- For Dornod project in Kazakhstan, Python completed a mine design and scheduling for a pre-feasibility level study by P&E Mine Consultants. Design was for a room and pillar method and used a primary mining level with a gravity fed track haulage level.
PMI Gold Corporation:
- Mine design and scheduling for Kubi project in Ghana. The deposit is a narrow vein structure and was designed with shaft access and track levels.
Queenston Mining Inc:
- Scoping study for Anoki (Kirkland Lake, Ontario) mine design, and scheduling as an update to the original INCO design and development.
ReMac Zinc Corporation:
- Python completed a scoping level mine design and schedule for Remac mine in interior British Columbia. Numerous ore bodies were accessed with the design.
Roxmark Mines Ltd:
- Nortoba project near Beardmore, Ontario was updated with a site survey, portal location selection, portal design, and mine design.
San Gold Corporation:
- Python completed on going engineering services to assist mine site to maintain planning at Rice Lake Mine in Bissett, Manitoba. Mine model updates, raise timber designs, and plans for issue to crews (development and production) were a few of the tasks required.
- Completed preliminary resource for the Hinge Zone in 2008.
Silver Standard Resources Inc:
- Prefeasibility mine design and schedule meeting 43-101 for the Pitarilla Project in the Sierra Madre mountain range near Durango, Mexico.
Watts Griffis and McOuat Ltd:
Al Masane
- Pre-feasibility mine design and scheduling for a poly-metallic mine. Narrow and wide areas that were mined with a longhole method resulting in significant recovery increases relative to the earlier studies projections. Al Masane is owned by Al Kobra Mining Company (AMAK) and is located in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Western Silver Corporation:
- A pre-feasibility mine design with VCR as the mining method for Peñasquito Project in Zacatecas State, central Mexico
Wolfden Resources Ltd:
- High Lake - A pre-feasibility mine design and schedule.
- Ulu - A pre-feasibility mine design and schedule.
- Both High Lake and Ulu are located in Nunavut roughly 550kms NNE of Yellowknife, NWT.
