Sphinx Mining Systems LLC is the consulting practice of Kwame Awuah-Offei, PhD, PE. Sphinx helps clients achieve their business goals by helping publicly traded mining companies provide compliant and meaningful disclosure regarding their mining properties. Sphinx also provides decision-making support through the application of modeling, simulation, and optimization to mining systems. We will work with your staff or independently to provide technical support and help you make better business decisions so you will have more sustainable and profitable mines. We also provide mine planning services for improving efficiency or for feasibility studies. Read more…
Nothing can be more important than how a mining business communicates with its investors and other stakeholders. It is important to produce compliant and effective disclosure that complies with all …
Sphinx can help you with various engineering analysis to improve your mining operations and justify capital investments. We use evidence-based techniques that reduce uncertainty surrounding the results of our engineering …
Strategic (long-range) mine planning & design can unearth significant value in your project. Sound engineering design requires that the design team capture all the design objectives and generate design alternatives …
Modern mines have to be operated in a manner that is sustainable. Assessing sustainability of mineral projects (actual or designed) is not a trivial exercise. This is also complicated by …
Image of Carina Nebula taken by the James Webb Telescope. Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI This week, NASA released the first photographs from the James Webb Space Telescope. They …
In November 2021, I posted a blog post about the connection between feasibility studies, valuation, and impairment analysis. I recently came across a comment letter by SEC staff that, I …
Most mining engineers are taught how to do mine feasibility studies in school but not all are familiar with property valuation and impairment tests. However, valuation and impairment analysis are …