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Study Development & Project Planning

An integrated framework for strategic planning, cost management, risk control, compliance, and execution—driving efficient progress, organizational alignment, and successful project outcomes.

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Project Delays Halt Progress

Across mining, energy, and infrastructure projects, organizations face constant pressure to deliver. Misaligned priorities, escalating costs, communication gaps, and unaddressed risks can undermine even the best-laid plans. From meeting regulations to uniting teams around a shared direction, the obstacles can feel daunting.

HTC Leads the Way to What’s Next

HTC goes beyond project support—we elevate performance. Our Study Development & Project Planning services combine technical rigor, strategic insight, and practical execution to solve your toughest challenges. Through early-stage reviews, stage-gating, and readiness planning, we help you achieve clarity and control across cost, risk, compliance, and schedule for seamless project delivery.

Regulatory & Technical Assurance

Compliance and design reviews to keep your project on track and in accordance with your local commitments.

Risk Mitigation Expertise

Early identification and proactive treatment of potential risks affecting all project stakeholders.

Capacity Assessment

Crafting tailored contracting strategies around the existing skillsets local to your project site.

Robust Cost Controls

Accurate CAPEX/OPEX estimates aligned with project realities and execution strategies.

Start Small Mentality

Tailoring a phased execution approach to your specific cashflow and access to capital considerations.

Strategic Project Alignment

Ensuring execution confidence that your corporate goals translate into successful and realistic project execution plans.

From Planning to Execution—We’ve Got You Covered

Our integrated approach ensures your projects not only launch successfully—but finish strong. Let HTC help you build smarter, plan better, and deliver with confidence.

Study Development

We provide NI 43-101 and JORC compliant Technical Reports, Value Engineering Reviews, Economic Modeling, CAPEX/OPEX estimates, and Stage-Gate reviews —all with a focus on cost-efficiency and schedule optimization with the ultimate goal of bringing the asset into production.

Project Execution Planning

Our team delivers Strategic Planning, Constructability Reviews, Risk Evaluations, Local Capacity Assessments, and Integrated Contract Planning to align scope, schedule, budget, and stakeholder expectations across all phases of development.

Geology & Mining Expertise

From comprehensive evaluation of geological modeling to optimized mine plans and development sequencing, we ensure accurate and fit for purpose resource & reserve estimation.

Mineral Processing Expertise

From Testwork Management to Technology Implementation and Process Integration Oversight, we ensure your beneficiation plant designs are technically sound and future-ready.

Project Review & Due Diligence

We cover Leadership Alignment, Engineering Discipline Assessment & Peer Reviews, HAZOP Reviews, Constructability & Construction Readiness Reviews, Project Definition Rating Index, Stage-Gating Assessments, and Financial Validation to ensure execution readiness and minimize risks.

Budget Certainty

Including Data Preparation, Basis of Estimate Validation, Model Reviews, and Value Engineering to streamline design, optimize material take-offs, reduce rework, and ensure optimum constructability.

Risk Management Services

From identification to mitigation and monitoring, we apply probability modeling and Monte Carlo simulations to develop risk profiles and contingency reserves that protect project delivery.