Supported by a significant operational experience and a large consulting network, ARETHUSE GEOLOGY intervenes at every stage of new development, for a large range of minerals (silica sand, ball-clay, kaolin, chromite, quartz, aggregates, limestone for cement, etc.) and all size of projects, from a few thousands to a few million tons of production.
- Data compilation :
- Country synthesis
- Review of existing occurrences, and geological context
- Set-up of databases and geographic information systems adapted to the industrial minerals
- Preliminary site visits and deposits assessment
- General prospecting and field operation
- Geological mapping and surface sampling
- Geological assesment
- Preliminary topography
- Resources and Reserves definition, 3D modeling
- Drilling campaign and geological mapping
- Sample preparation and assay follow-up, including QA/QC
- Preliminary reports
- 3D modeling based on grades definition
- Pit design, Mine planning, rehabilitation
- Feasibility studies, scoping studies
- Reserve estimates with strategical mine planning
- Process
- Economical assessment
- Business plan (Cash-flow, CAPEX and OPEX evaluation)
