EdRockMan IV LLC Consulting Service Group Expertise
Interfacing with you we can:
We have influenced a selection of many of the major HPGR and mill installations.
Our team is experienced in installing crushers and HPGR's into existing SAG Mill/ball mill circuits both to balance the power split between the SAG Mill and ball mill and to increase the overall circuit tonnage and performance.
Comminution:
We have 100s of years of comminution experience in our group. We have four of the top HPGR specialists located throughout the world that are recently entering into a consultant phase of their careers. We also have some of the best crusher circuit people in the mining industry. We have designed, sold, installed, implemented start-up and optimized many of the existing circuits around the world.
Pyro Processing:
Our team has some of the leading experts in pyro processing.
EdRockMan provides rotary kiln and dryer process consultation including; overall process consultation, refractory selection, burner performance, production increases, energy reduction, training and start-up services. We also represent the Cemtec product line and have access to all their technical experts in testing, designing and optimizing a pyro processing operation.
Cost Optimization, Budgets, Audits, Financial, Procurement and Logistics:
Metallurgical:
Expert metallurgical experience to studies, EPCM, commissioning of processing facilities, production ramp up, operations, closure, and acting as the owner’s representative at the consultant site. We have people in the group that are a QP under NI43-101.
We can provide expertise in Mineral Processing and Metallurgy such as:
Project Management:
We have members in the group that are certified Project Management Professional (PMP) under the PMI and Certified Cost Professional (CCP) under the AACEI.
We can provide expertise in project development and project portfolio management such as:
M&A:
Edward Wipf and other members have been deeply involved in the technical aspects of mergers and acquisitions. While at Nordberg, Edward Wipf led the technical acquisition of the Scamac Mills and Morgashammer Mills group. At Weir Edward Wipf was involved in evaluating multiple crusher companies -this led to the partnership with Minyu and the purchase of Trio.
Georgi Doundarou had M&A deal involvement from both client and consultant site. In terms of financial and Investment Banking, he has 8 years of experience in negotiating different types of investment for mining companies. Georgi had an important role in several M&A deals, along with preparation of the respective financial models, creating presentations and their supporting documentation.
Financial:
EdRockMan has an established connection to a group of financial institutions that has helped us procure a few contracts and give us the ability to finance projects up to $1,000,000,000.
Interfacing with you we can:
- Act as a client representative to provide technical and commercial interface to your EPCM contractor/engineering company
- Do comparison studies between HPGR and SAG/ball mill circuits
- Provide technical help in studies to compare conventional crusher technology against HPGR
- Evaluate capacity increases with pre-crushing and pebble crushing with and without HPGR in the circuit
- Sizing, pricing & optimizing dry mill circuit performance
- Optimize mill circuit performance through total circuit parameter reviews including: hydro-cyclones, screens, pumps, liner design, media, etc.
- Assist in scoping studies, pre-feasibilities, feasibilities, engineering phase and equipment purchase
- Do an analysis of your major vendors (e.g. all the HPGR vendors)
- Review existing operations to optimize performance and advise how to increase circuit tonnages
We have influenced a selection of many of the major HPGR and mill installations.
Our team is experienced in installing crushers and HPGR's into existing SAG Mill/ball mill circuits both to balance the power split between the SAG Mill and ball mill and to increase the overall circuit tonnage and performance.
Comminution:
We have 100s of years of comminution experience in our group. We have four of the top HPGR specialists located throughout the world that are recently entering into a consultant phase of their careers. We also have some of the best crusher circuit people in the mining industry. We have designed, sold, installed, implemented start-up and optimized many of the existing circuits around the world.
Pyro Processing:
Our team has some of the leading experts in pyro processing.
EdRockMan provides rotary kiln and dryer process consultation including; overall process consultation, refractory selection, burner performance, production increases, energy reduction, training and start-up services. We also represent the Cemtec product line and have access to all their technical experts in testing, designing and optimizing a pyro processing operation.
Cost Optimization, Budgets, Audits, Financial, Procurement and Logistics:
- Provide expertise in costs optimizations strategies
- Prepare and review company projects, budgets and propose improvements
- Structure the overall budget and help in executing it properly
- improve budget and risk management
- Following the PMI standards and best practices, we can create and implement company and project structures to reduce budgets and establish visibility on major cost spending
- Review and audit projects from the technical, project and financial sides and propose improvement measures
- Help in company restructuring in cost savings attempts
- Review operations and propose operational costs savings and efficiencies improvement measures
- Create, review, and strengthen short and long term planning
- Prepare, review and help to achieve the overall mine schedule
- Review and improve month reporting and reconciliation
- Review and optimization of maintenance practices and management
- Prepare financial and cost benefit analysis with sensitivities on different cost areas
- Prepare and implement cost control procedures, cost management and control processes
- Review and rationalize the supply chain; vendors/suppliers lists - preparation and audit
- Contract audits and propose off-contract savings opportunities
- Review and improve logistics and procurement strategies
- Provide sustainable cost control and reduction
- On the project’s sites, we can do financial models, budgeting, sensitivities, long and short term planning, schedules, etc.
Metallurgical:
Expert metallurgical experience to studies, EPCM, commissioning of processing facilities, production ramp up, operations, closure, and acting as the owner’s representative at the consultant site. We have people in the group that are a QP under NI43-101.
We can provide expertise in Mineral Processing and Metallurgy such as:
- Geo-Metallurgical Modelling
- Metallurgical Testing Programs Setup and Lead
- Process Flow Sheet Design
- Process Equipment Sizing and Selection
- Plant Design and Layout
- Mobile and Portable Processing Plants
- Material and Water Balance
- Process Review and Optimization
- Commissioning and Operations Support
- Operations Parameter Improvement and Optimization
Project Management:
We have members in the group that are certified Project Management Professional (PMP) under the PMI and Certified Cost Professional (CCP) under the AACEI.
We can provide expertise in project development and project portfolio management such as:
- Project Management of Mining projects at different level of development
- Project Infrastructure
- Processing and Metallurgical Plants Design
- Tailings, Heap Leach and Waste Management
- Water Management
- Environmental Services
- Mine Closure and Reclamation
- Project Financials and Economic Evaluation
M&A:
Edward Wipf and other members have been deeply involved in the technical aspects of mergers and acquisitions. While at Nordberg, Edward Wipf led the technical acquisition of the Scamac Mills and Morgashammer Mills group. At Weir Edward Wipf was involved in evaluating multiple crusher companies -this led to the partnership with Minyu and the purchase of Trio.
Georgi Doundarou had M&A deal involvement from both client and consultant site. In terms of financial and Investment Banking, he has 8 years of experience in negotiating different types of investment for mining companies. Georgi had an important role in several M&A deals, along with preparation of the respective financial models, creating presentations and their supporting documentation.
Financial:
EdRockMan has an established connection to a group of financial institutions that has helped us procure a few contracts and give us the ability to finance projects up to $1,000,000,000.