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WSP is a global consulting and engineering firm providing full-service solutions across the entire mining lifecycle, from exploration to closure, with a strong focus on sustainability, ESG, and technological innovation.
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Full-service mining consultancy

When we consider environmental, social and governance factors in tandem with engineering and design decisions it results in more sustainable and resilient solutions. That’s why our global mining team has professionals ranging from resource geologists to aquatic biologists, mine planners to cultural scientists. We are experts in our field, and we are passionate about mining.

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EPCM & Major Project Delivery

  • Deliver projects cohesively with optimised time and budget
  • Collaborate closely to meet strategic and business goals
  • Support the full lifecycle - from concept to commissioning
  • Facilitate efficient and safe design and delivery in every phase

Read more about our Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management service offering.

Environment & ESG

Technical excellence in environment & ESG

  • Environmental and social assessment
  • Geochemistry
  • Air quality/Noise analysis
  • Cultural heritage
  • Permitting support and monitoring
  • Safety, industrial hygiene
  • Biodiversity/Biophysical
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Decarbonisation
  • Governance services
  • Human health and ecological
  • Risk assessment

Mine Water

Technical excellence in mine water

  • Surface water studies and design
  • Hydrogeology
  • Pit and underground mine dewatering
  • Water treatment studies, design, construction and operation
  • Water balances
  • Water quality modelling
  • Water stewardships

Mine engineering and stability

Technical excellence in mine engineering and stability

  • Front end studies
  • Technical due diligence reviews
  • Mineral reserve estimates
  • Technical reports: NI 43-101, S-K 1300, JORC
  • Mine design, planning, material balance and cost estimation
  • Operational site support
  • Heap leach facilities
  • Geotechnical data collection
  • Numerical modelling
  • Geophysics

Mine Infrastructure

Technical excellence in mine infrastructure

  • Underground: Crushing, loading, etc.
  • Ore Handling: Hoisting, shaft, conveyors, etc.
  • Access Roads, Bridges  and pads
  • Surface facilities: Plants, offices, shops, camps, etc.
  • Power generation and distribution
  • Marine, ports and coastal
  • Railways and airports

Explore all mine infrastructure capabilities

Mineral Processing

Technical excellence in mineral processing

  • Front end studies
  • Metallurgical test work definition and supervision
  • Process design
  • Process support and QP/CP for mineral reserve estimates
  • Technical reports: NI 43-101, S-K 1300, JORC
  • Detailed engineering
  • Operational support and optimisation

Resource Geology

Technical excellence in resource geology

  • Mineral resource estimates for technical reports: NI 43-101, S-K 1300, JORC
  • Exploration program support
  • Geologic and grade database management
  • Geostatistical and grade analysis
  • Structural interpretation and modelling
  • Grade interpolation and modelling

Mine Waste

Technical excellence in mine waste

  • Tailings and waste rock facilities
  • Systems operations and monitoring
  • Site geotechnical engineering
  • Dewatering plants (thickened/paste/ filtered)
  • Pipelines (slurry/thickened/paste)
  • Waste management planning
  • Seismic analysis
  • Laboratory testing

Explore all tailings and mine waste capabilities

Mine Closure

Technical excellence in mine closure

  • Closure planning and alternative analysis
  • Regulatory and stakeholder engagement and approvals
  • Engineering design and implementation
  • Cover design, revegetation, and rehabilitation services
  • Landform design and alternative land use
  • Demolition
  • Post-closure monitoring and maintenance

Explore all mine closure capabilities

Partnering for performance in major project delivery

As a premier EPCM partner, we are trusted by organisations to realise the full potential of their capital and infrastructure investments. Our end-to-end approach streamlines project execution, accelerates timelines, and reduces risk exposure - resulting in safer, more cost-effective outcomes. By integrating design, procurement, and construction management, we enable smarter decision-making and greater control across the lifecycle, ensuring projects are delivered with precision, compliance, and lasting value.

Our commitment to major project delivery is enhanced by strategic acquisition and global technical expertise to deliver on our clients' ambitious goals.

Read more about Major Project Delivery.

Efficiency at every stage of the mine life cycle

Whether your next project is a greenfield or brownfield, exploration or development, closure planning or closure implementation, trust WSP to help you achieve your site or corporate goals with innovative approaches to even your toughest challenges.

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Our clients benefit from the skills and knowledge of some of the industry’s best and brightest, no matter where they live. We believe better outcomes results from working together, across sectors and disciplines, sharing best practices and applying global expertise to local challenges.

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Adrian Chapman
Managing Director of Mining & Metals
Australia
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Damian Wilson
Director of Sustaining Capital
Australia
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Ed Clerk
Director of Mining Advisory
Australia
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Robert Murphy
Director of Clients & Growth
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