Technical Evaluations

Andes Colorado has a great deal of depth in project technical studies from late stage exploration through to production including PEA studies, Pre-Feasibility Studies and Feasibility Studies.  Our access to industry professionals is second to no one, we can draw personnel for geology, mining, process and metallurgy disciplines from a very deep pool of seasoned professionals with whom Andes Colorado maintains a working relationship.  We deliver thorough, detailed, high-quality studies in the client's timeframe.   

Additional services include peer reviews of studies made by others, project planning from exploration through to production, monitoring project advances and other work related to assuring that projects adhere to a timeline that meets the owner's needs.  Technical studies regarding project and operations debottle-necking, operations improvements, capital spending and capital spending efficiency are other services Andes Colorado provides.  

We act as the owner's representative on projects both large and small, assuring that the owner receives the services and works contracted on time, on budget and as per designs.  Andes Colorado also works with banks to evaluate potential project investments and, post investment, monitor project work as the bank's representative.

Mine Services

Andes Colorado specializes in underground mine design, underground mining methods and innovative backfill systems.  Our history of innovation began at the Cannon Mine, designing and implementing a unique (for the time) bench-and-fill mining system using a high-strength, truck-placed backfill system that eventually was adopted internationally as a method for bulk mining in weak ground.  Continuous innovation working with mines around the world serves to build the Andes Colorado knowledge base.

Additional services in mine methods evaluation, cost control, improved efficiency throughout the mining cycle, grade and dilution control, equipment evaluations, productivity improvements and maintenance systems are also available.  Andes Colorado also provides a range of optimization services for open pit mining including pit optimization, equipment optimization, grade control and other services.  These services can quickly result in improvements to the bottom line of operations.  

Corporate Leadership

Andes Colorado can provide corporate leadership to move companies and projects to their next level.  Our experience in mining company management around the world has given us unique insights in how to work with all levels of personnel in a company, instilling and improving corporate cultures in a safe, positive, goal-oriented manner that respects the needs of all the workforce and stakeholders.  Those insights along with our leadership edge moves companies to the next level of quality, professionalism and peer recognition.   

Andes Colorado also evaluates corporate opportunities regarding acquisitions, mergers and other works that happen over the course of a company's life.  Our evaluations are candid and look at each situation in it's unique light, finding the pitfalls and the advantages that may make a transaction succeed or fail.