At Ausenco, we partner with minerals and metals clients to deliver breakthrough results across consulting, studies, engineering, project delivery, and asset optimisation. Our understanding of the complexities of each commodity ensures we tailor our solutions to suit the requirements for every project and commodity.
We always strive to find a better way for our clients, designing projects that lower capital and operating costs, minimise footprints and improve plant efficiency and recovery rates.
While our copper and gold expertise is unrivalled, we have decades of experience delivering studies and projects worldwide across a broad range of minerals, including:
- Base Metals: Copper, Nickel, Zinc, Lead, Bauxite, Tin
- Precious Metals: Gold, Silver
- Battery & Critical Minerals: Lithium, Cobalt, Graphite, Rare Earth Elements, Vanadium
- Bulk Commodities & Energy Minerals: Iron Ore, Coal, Potash, Phosphate, Uranium
- Industrial Minerals: Gypsum, Mineral Sands
Our global team brings deep technical knowledge, practical experience and advanced design methods to every project. No matter the complexity, we work closely with our clients to find the best solution and deliver on time and on budget, achieving reliable, high-performance outcomes for any commodity.
Delivering end-to end services
We provide customised services to meet every project’s objectives, from small conceptual studies for new greenfield developments through to large-scale mineral processing facilities, including:
- Design audits and optimisation studies
- Feasibility studies (scoping, pre-feasibility, and definitive feasibility)
- Basic and detailed engineering across all disciplines
- Metallurgical test work program development, management, and review
- Geotechnical engineering and tailings storage facility solutions
- Pipeline system design, operation, and maintenance
- Site and route selection for new infrastructure
- Construction, procurement, start-up, and commissioning support
- Delivery of sustaining capital and expansion projects
- Operator training and operational support
With a proven track record across all major commodities, we combine innovation, technical excellence, and collaboration to help our clients achieve their goals, efficiently and sustainably.