Integrated Life of Mine Planning

Okane develops integrated strategic and tactical mine plans that turn complex technical, operational, environmental, and closure requirements into practical development strategies. Through collaborative design basis development, risk-informed trade-off studies, and detailed scheduling, we help clients align production and material movement with infrastructure, equipment, permitting, and closure objectives. The result is an achievable mine plan that supports near-term execution, long-term project value, and greater confidence in future business and regulatory decisions.

Okane designs mine rock stockpiles as engineered facilities and evolving landforms rather than isolated material storage areas. We integrate facility geometry, material placement, haulage, construction sequencing, geotechnical stability, geochemical source control, and surface and subsurface water management from the outset. Our approach helps clients develop facilities that are practical to construct and operate while reducing rehandling, improving closure readiness, and managing long-term water quality and residual risk.

Okane integrates pit optimization with practical open pit design to identify mineable limits and develop an executable path for resource extraction. We evaluate project economics alongside pit geometry, geotechnical constraints, haulage, infrastructure, waste management, water management, and closure objectives. By advancing preferred optimization scenarios into practical phases, pushbacks, access networks, and mining sequences, we help clients maximize resource value while reducing operational and long-term liabilities.

Okane optimizes the complete mining equipment system by integrating mine design, haulage, equipment strategy, productivity, and cost. We evaluate design and equipment trade-offs using cycle time calculations, detailed simulation, and lifecycle modelling to identify practical opportunities to improve productivity and reduce operating costs. Our approach also helps clients assess alternative equipment, material movement, and energy strategies while coordinating long-term infrastructure with mine development and closure objectives.

Okane helps mining projects move from a stable final design to safe and practical execution. We evaluate constructability, material sequencing, equipment access, and operational risks early in the project lifecycle, with particular attention to interim construction stages where execution, geotechnical, and operational risks are often highest. By integrating engineering design, mine planning, construction sequencing, and field experience, we develop practical implementation strategies that reduce rehandling, optimize material movement, improve constructability, and support long-term performance and closure objectives.

Okane translates engineering designs, construction methods, mine plans, and material movement requirements into defensible cost and cash flow estimates. From focused earthworks projects to construction trade-off studies and full life-of-asset plans, we combine material takeoffs, first-principles productivity, scheduling, constructability, and estimating methods aligned with the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International guide. Our approach helps clients compare alternatives, manage uncertainty, and make informed decisions that consider execution risk and long-term liabilities.