ENGINEERING
WHEN IN DOUBT, CONSULT
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SA MINING
JULY / AUGUST 2021
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n the complex mining industry, being able to understand a client’s challenge in-depth and come up with the right engineering concept to solve this requires a partner like Bara Consulting. In a complex and varied industry like mining, the importance of working with consultants who are experienced industry professionals is paramount to success. By working alongside a consulting business that can tap into a deep well of collective knowledge and long-term sector experience, mining organisations are able to ensure they get the most effective evaluation, due diligence and feasibility reporting possible. In fact, says Jim Pooley, MD at Bara Consulting, many mining clients prefer to seek out specific individuals with the relevant experience for such projects, while others prefer to stick to a known brand. “At Bara, we not only have developed a recognised brand during the eight years since we started the business, but we also have many highly skilled and sought-after individuals within the business. More than this, we have crafted a reputation for delivering high-quality work at a reasonable price,” he says. “I put our success down to a combination of two things: being able to understand the client’s challenge in-depth and then being able to come up with the right engineering concept to solve this. Beyond this it boils down to details, and with our professionalism and experience, the details never escape notice.”
We have crafted a reputation for delivering high-quality work at a reasonable price. – Pooley Pooley indicates that Bara Consulting specialises in the study and economic evaluation of mining projects and operations from due diligence through mineral reserve statements to NI 43-101 and JORC-compliant pre-feasibility and feasibility studies. “We make an effort to always work with our clients, rather than simply working for them. A lot of our success is due to building and maintaining good relations – something that can only be done when working alongside the customer. “In fact, we attribute a lot of the repeat business received from clients over the years to them being pleased with the manner in which we have interacted with them.”
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“This approach has led to a broadening of our company’s offerings, as we have found in working alongside several junior miners. We find that after having engineered a mine for one of these players, they often prefer to build on the relationship that already exists with us, so they prefer us to stay involved through the implementation phase. “This trust in our capability to undertake this role is built on our good relationship, and has meant we have added engineering design as an additional string to our bow,” he says. Furthermore, adds Pooley, the company also provides services in the fields of
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