– Operational improvement through implementation of new technologies / minimize production cost. – Study of new technologies for / sulfide leaching / in-situ leaching / ore pre-concentration / water and tailings / impurities treatment / smelters / deep mining at high stress / mining equipment.
– Pinch analysis. – Energy efficiency study. – Metallurgical / laboratory / pilot tests. – Preparation of material and energy balances. – Bottleneck analysis / test run. – Process modeling. – Operational cost estimation. – Investment estimation. – Final design of recommended alternative.