Operational
Optimisation
Logistics, maintenance planning, and procurement support for Southern African mining operations that need to do more with less.
In depth.
In the field.
- Maintenance planning
- Procurement engineering
- Logistics optimisation
- KPI + downtime audit
Optimine brings deep mining operations experience to optimisation engagements — reviewing maintenance, procurement, and logistics chains end-to-end. The deliverable is not a slide deck. It is reduced downtime, practical contract terms, and a maintenance regime your site teams can actually run.
Typical engagements last 8–16 weeks and run alongside the site's own production schedule. Optimine works as an embedded review team, then hands over with written manuals and supplier contacts.
This service is independent of Optimine's drilling work — clients engage either standalone.
How a operational optimisation
programme runs.
- Step 01
Site audit & KPI baseline
Two-week walk-down. Downtime register, MTBF/MTTR, spares turnover, procurement lead times benchmarked.
- Step 02
Bottleneck mapping
Pareto of downtime causes. Distinguish chronic vs acute. Quantify production lost per cause.
- Step 03
Maintenance schedule rebuild
Preventative maintenance plan redrawn against OEM intervals and actual failure data.
- Step 04
Procurement contract review
Spares + consumables contracts reviewed for lead time, pricing, and stocking commitments. Renegotiation support where useful.
- Step 05
Logistics chain audit
Supply route audit — port to site — for fuel, drilling fluids, spares. Inventory staging recommended.
- Step 06
Handover
Written maintenance manual, supplier contacts, KPI dashboard spec, and on-site coaching with the maintenance lead.
Deliverables,
documented.
- Downtime audit + Pareto
- Preventative maintenance schedule (calendar + hour-based)
- Spares stocking recommendation with reorder levels
- Supplier contract review notes
- KPI dashboard specification
- Handover briefing with site maintenance lead
Audit-ready by
design.
- Engagements work within the client's existing HSE and quality systems
- No certifications claimed beyond the team's stated mining operations experience
- Findings handed over in writing for site team to action
Asked by
our clients.
- How long does an engagement take?
- Typical scope is 8–16 weeks depending on site size and the depth of the procurement review.
- Do you stay on for implementation?
- Optional. Most clients implement with their own team after handover; coaching retainers are available.
- Is this only for drilling operations?
- No — the methodology applies to any heavy-equipment operation: drilling, load-and-haul, plant maintenance.
Brief us on your
operational optimisation programme.
Send a one-page brief — tenement, stage, target metres, and timing — and we'll come back with a scope, rig plan, and QAQC pack tagged to Operational Optimisation.
Let's drill
your project.
Tell us about your tenement, your stage, and your timeline. We'll come back with a scope, a rig plan, and a QAQC pack your geologist can sign.