Service

Geology, Resources and Reserve

Our geologists providing geological services combine breadth of experience in scoping, exploration, and resource estimation. The experience of the best geologists may be used early in a project to save your money and time by helping you to concentrate on the critical problems for the success of the project. Our experienced team will help you produce and review your geological models for all commodities and deposit types. Based on the available data and creation of geological models, we help you determine the most appropriate grade and density interpolation method. Most of our people are Competent or Qualified Persons as defined by internationally accepted resource reporting codes

Mining

Our mining engineer are skill in all types of mining projects, from reserve estimation through to mining closure, ensure cost effective, and environmentally acceptable solutions. We provide an independent, technically detail perspective on project’s feasibility at all stage of mine development and operation. Our experience spans from surface open-pit to underground operations of all sizes ranging from large commodity producer to small mines. We continue to advance current industry proven mining best practice like pit optimization, cut-off grade and mine product scheduling optimization. BAW also offers the services of experienced senior industry professionals with executive level experience in bringing mineral properties into production. Property evaluations of all levels are carried out for clients range from early-stage scoping level studies up to and including full feasibility studies. We have a core group of experienced people to conduct overall management and direction of studies, supported by in-house and associate specialist experts providing the best possible expertise geared to meet the needs of each project. 

Metallurgy and Mineral Processing

Our metallurgical engineers have been engaged all over the world providing metallurgical services to minerals process plants in most aspects of processing base and precious metals and industrial minerals. We offer systematic metallurgical solutions to the start-up and ongoing development of mineral processing operations, while all services are supported by a safe, practical approach to commissioning and process plant management. We can also provide on-site services to audit, assess and provide solutions in processing plants where metallurgical performance is an issue. We are able to carry out a range of metallurgical studies to assess the viability of your project and ensure its future sustainability and profitability. Together with our other experts in Geology, Mining and Environment, we may deliver a value-adding and cost-effective solution that will maximize the economic profits while minimize the risk on your project.

Environment, Community and Mine Closure

Improving our social and natural environments is intrinsic to overall sustainability. Our experts will help you investigate, plan, develop, design, build, maintain and improve the natural, built and social environment in an economically viable, environmentally responsible and socially acceptable way. We offer a broad range of environmental services to help you develop projects, enhance performance, and close and remediate operations, while managing risks and impacts. We focus on helping develop project in a cost-effective way while meeting regulatory, community and environment requirements. We also prepare environmental and social impact assessments in accordance with international requirement.

Mine economic and project valuation

Our Hong Kong branch being established in 2009, BAW provides specialist services to the Mining & Metals sector. We have been involved in a range of projects in countries including Australia, Kazakhstan, Canada, various African countries, China, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia and Mongolia. Our experienced team has mine economist and financial analyst cover a range of niche skill-sets across Mineral Project Development, with an integrated system approach to Technical and Financial Evaluation.  Transactions for mining assets and mining projects are always one of the most popular deals conducted in public market. Companies are required to measure the fair value of the exploration and evaluation assets if revaluation model is applied. An entity is also required to perform impairment test on those assets when there is impairment indication. Our valuation practitioners can perform valuations at the exploration stage—before resource definition—is particularly complex and reliant upon experience and expertise. We comply with international technical disclosure requirements (including the JORC, VALMIN, SAMVAL, and CIMVAL codes) to provide a high quality, and comprehensive valuation service. These services are provided to assist clients with mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; taxation planning and compliance; financial reporting; bankruptcy and reorganization; litigation and dispute resolution; and strategic planning.

Technical Reporting

Compliance with international standard is now a requirement for publicly listed companies in the resource sector. The technical report is to standardize disclosure of mineral property and company information; ensure a minimum level of acceptable disclosure regulations and rules; and to assist potential investors in understanding the potential investment in the mining industry. Mining companies require independent technical reports for raising fund in financial market, support public listing and disclosure. BAW geologists and engineers regularly act as independent Qualified Persons (QP) or Competent Persons (CP). Our professionals prepare Technical Reports and Resource Audits compliant with NI 43-101 and JORC. Our QPs and CPs have successfully written a variety of independent Technical Reports for companies worldwide.

Experts Witness

BAW senior professionals have the requisite training, education, and experience to provide advisory services to our clients on an ongoing consultant basis. Our personnel have utilized their knowledge and industry insight to testify in domestic and international mining arbitration and litigation matters and have been admitted as experts in a broad variety of courtroom settings. BAW has experts in the many aspects of the mining industry, expert witnesses from our staff have been provided to clients for disputes around the world involving:

Digital and AI

In today’s world, data, analytics and AI play a key role in advancing business operations, creating new business models and unleashing process improvement. Big data analytics and cloud tech provide unique opportunities to rethink existing processes to unlock additional value. Our digital experts will help you use advanced technology such as cloud, drone, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to create new revenue streams, while ensuring security, quality and regulatory compliance of data. We have a world of experience serving the mining industry. Our solutions help enhance decision making, cost effective and operational improvement across the entire mine life cycle, from project conception to end-of-life operations.