Overview
A feasibility study exists to make a go/no-go decision defensible. Ours covers the site conditions and physical constraints, the equipment options and their material selection, constructability and the shutdown window available, permitting and regulatory constraints, and CAPEX/OPEX modelling with the assumptions stated openly. The output is a recommendation backed by field data and supplier quotations — the document that secures internal approval, or that stops a project before it becomes expensive.
Typical Applications
- Capacity expansion or debottlenecking studies
- Equipment replacement versus refurbishment analysis
- New circuit or new installation pre-project
- Budget-grade estimate to support a capital request
Typical Problems We Solve
- Capital requested on an estimate with no traceable basis
- Constructability discovered on site, after the order is placed
- Operating cost of the new equipment never modelled
- Project approved without a realistic shutdown window
What You Receive
- Site and constraints assessment with measured data
- Technical options analysis and equipment selection basis
- CAPEX/OPEX model with assumptions and sensitivity
- Go/no-go recommendation and outline execution schedule
Timeline
4 to 10 weeks depending on scope, data availability and supplier response times.
Standards & Certifications
- AACE International — cost estimate classification system
- ISO 55000 — asset management and lifecycle decisions
- ISO 31000 — risk management principles
- Applicable provincial permitting and environmental requirements
Industries We Serve
- Mining — circuit expansion and equipment renewal studies
- Cement & Limestone — plant modernization studies
- Energy — auxiliary system renewal studies
- Oil & Gas — process equipment pre-projects
Service FAQ
What estimate class do you deliver?
Typically an AACE Class 4 to Class 3 estimate, depending on how much engineering definition exists and how firm the supplier quotations are. The class and its expected accuracy range are stated on the cover of the estimate rather than left implicit.
Can a feasibility study conclude that we should not proceed?
Yes, and that is often its most valuable outcome. A study that can only conclude in favour of the project is not a study. Where the numbers do not support the investment, the report says so and explains what would have to change for the answer to be different.
Guides and technical articles
- Crusher reduction ratio explained: definition, calculation and limits by crusher typeReduction ratio is the most quoted and most misused number in crushing. Definition, calculation method, the role of each crusher type, and how reduction ties to capacity, product shape and wear.8 min
- How a hydrocyclone works: cut point, apex and vortex finderNo moving parts, no motor, and yet a hydrocyclone separates fines from coarse particles with an adjustable precision. What happens inside the cone, what sets the cut point, and how to read an underflow.7 min
- Calculator: what crusher blockages cost you every yearEnter your throughput, the real duration of a blockage, your margin per tonne and the frequency: the calculator gives the annual cost, then the gap with an unblocking boom. No data is sent.4 min
- What a gyratory crusher blockage really costsThe cost of a blockage is not the downtime. It is everything that stops with it. A six-item method to cost it with your data, not ours.6 min
- Tailings dewatering: filter press, thickener or both?Thicken, make paste or filter: three levels of dewatering, three ways of managing tailings. What each delivers, what it costs, and the tests that decide.5 min