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and Deswik.Sched (for mine design and mine
scheduling respectively), AutoCAD (draught-
ing), VentSim (ventilation simulation) and Helix
(conveyor modelling). In respect of project man-
agement, its software of choice is MS Project.
A look at the consultancy’s current work-
load confirms the breadth of its activities.
Contracts underway (or just recently com-
pleted) include a reserve statement update
for an iron ore project in Ukraine, a coal
project due diligence in South Africa, a mine
infrastructure scoping study and DFS for a
proposed gold operation in the DRC, a hoist-
ing study for a copper project in Botswana,
and the design of a mine conveyor and decline
system for a copper project in Australia.
While gold and copper projects are well
represented in Bara’s order book, the company
is working – or has worked – on many other
mining commodities. In Namibia, for example,
it has an involvement in North River’s Namib
project near Swakopmund, which is focused on
lead, zinc and silver, while in the DRC it has
been responsible for the mine design, equip-
ment selection and production schedule for
the Mpama North mine, part of Alphamin’s
Bisie tin project in North Kivu Province. In
Zimbabwe it contributed to Premier African
One of the projects being
handled by Bara’s UK office
is Scotgold’s Cononish
project in the West
Highlands of Scotland –
soon to become Scotland’s
first gold mine. This is the
view looking from the
exploration adit down the
Cononish Glen and shows
the site of the future process
plant building and tailings
storage facility.
3D mine design (prepared by Clive Brown using Deswik.CAD) for the Cononish project.