11 Nor semont Mining Inc Project: Constancia, Peru. Scope: Scoping study which involved mineral resource evaluation, geotechnical, open pit mining, plant, tailings, environmental and infrastructure. Outcome: T wo production rates, 30 and 55 ktpd, were evaluated for copper and molybdenum processing. The study included open pit optimisation and pit design, mining equipment selection, waste dump location analysis, operating and capital cost estimation, metallurgical parameters review , process and plant layout design based on sulphide flotation process, water supply , power supply , access roads, transport alternatives and economic evaluation. Areva Project: T rekkopje, desert region of W estern Namibia. Scope: Definitive feasibility study for an open pit uranium mine and heap leaching operations (36 Mtpa ore). Outcome: Mine planning included analysis for two potential ore types with variable processing costs and a deleterious material penalty formula. Project optimisation focused on strategic development of the open pit resources involving analysis of production rates, material handling options, permanent pad/on-off pad alternatives, and project layouts. Project planning assisted the client to negotiate sale of the junior mining company to a major company in the uranium industry . P rojeto P edra de F er ro (PdF) Project: Caetite, Bahia State, Brazil. Scope: Feasibility study of an iron ore deposit done in conjunction with BAMIN, Construcoes e Comercio Camargo Correa S.A. and SRK, with contributions by other consultants. Outcome: SRK assisted BAMIN on the pre-feasibility study (PFS), including open pit optimisation, analysing many pit planning scenarios and selection of a base case. After the delivery of the PFS, BAMIN requested SRK develop the geology and mining components of the definitive feasibility study . Luna Gold Corporation Project: Aurizona, Maranhao State, Northern Brazil. Scope: Feasibility study (compliant with Canadian NI 43 - 10 1 for an open pit gold mine and milling operations (1 .5 Mtpa ore). Outcome: Mine planning optimisation studies examined different operating costs and processing assumptions, and the optimum mine production schedule to extract mine reserves was developed. The ultimate pit design incorporated more than 1 0 design phases. The report was compiled within a period of weeks, filed with the regulatory authorities and used by the client to solicit project financing. Norilsk’ s Thunderbox Pit (previously LionOre), W estern Australia