Pre Feasibility Report


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Geosun manages and coordinates studies ranging from scoping definition through to feasibility to provide our clients with accurate and timely reports. This service is provided across surface and underground mining projects in commodities ranging from base metals to gold and uranium, iron ore to mineral sands and coal to diamonds.

Feasibility Studies Services
Geosun's services for conceptual through to feasibility studies provide our clients with information to make informed decisions about scale, scope and viability of projects. These services include:

Mining Feasibility Study Services:

Mine Design

  • Seam (vein) lithology and mineability
  • Geotechnical and rock mechanics
  • General mining layout and logical mining unit


  • Mining Equipment and Facilities
  • Selection and capital cost
  • Alternative mining systems
  • Mine asset appraisal


  • Mine Management and Labor Force Assessment
  • Health and safety considerations
  • Mining productivity


  • Surface Facilities
  • Mine services
  • Material handling and beneficiation


  • Regional Infrastructure
  • Transportation alternatives
  • Electric power
  • Water supply
  • Communications
  • Townsite development


  • Economic Evaluations Including Forecasts of:
  • Mine closure analysis
  • Environmental closure audits
  • Environmental assessment
  • Construction schedule
  • Market analysis
  • Transportation alternatives
  • Discounted cash flow
  • Sensitivity studies
  • Monte Carlo simulation
  • Underground layout designs for stoping, access and infrastructure
  • Ventilation studies
  • Backfill evaluation
  • Physicals and costs schedules
  • Benchmarking


  • Due Dilligence:

    The mining due diligence review of a coal mining or mineral mining property provides reasonable assurance of the basis of investment related to purchase, financing, and internal assessment. A mining due diligence scope of work is presented below:

    Regional or Areal Overview
    Overview Analysis of Property
  • Property - control, lease terms, surface, reliability of title
  • Coal/mineral - reserve, quality
  • Coal/mineral mineability - geology, overburden, previous mining, physical conditions, accessibility, other constraints
  • Mine - operations, services, support
  • Marketing - transportation, markets, realization


  • Related Studies
  • Legal
  • Environmental
  • Employee Related Liabilities
  • Accounting


  • Evaluate and Select Mining Plan
  • Mining Equipment Selection
  • Mine Layout
  • Mine Support
  • Coal Preparation/Mineral Processing


  • General Cost Analysis
  • Annual Production Capacity
  • Mining Requirements
  • Capital Expenditures
  • Mine Supply Cost
  • Mine Production Cost
  • Off-Site Transport
  • Markets and Transportation

    Final Valuation
  • Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
  • Risks and Sensitivity Analysis