Acquisition Due Diligence
Site screening, data-room review, reserve verification, and red-flag reports for mine and mineral-property transactions. Buy-side or sell-side.
Independent Mining Advisory — All Commodities, All Regions
Sound rock.
Sound rock.
Sound numbers.
Independent answers.
ShotRock Technical Group provides engineering-grade due diligence, reserve analysis, mine engineering, and operations support for producers, buyers, and lenders across the mining industry. Over 20 years of experience. No leverage model. No junior staff learning on your dollar.
REGION WORLDWIDE
FOCUS SURFACE & UNDERGROUND MINING — ALL COMMODITIES
MODEL SENIOR-LEVEL, CONFLICT-FREE
Scope of Work
Services
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Reserve & Resource Estimation
Geologic modeling, drill-hole analysis, cross-sections, and reserve statements prepared to recognized international reporting standards.
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Mine Planning & Engineering
Pit and underground design review, stripping and phasing analysis, ventilation, ground control, and drill-and-blast optimization.
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Processing & Quality Control
Plant mass-balance studies, comminution and screening analysis, product spec compliance, and materials troubleshooting.
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GIS, Land & Permitting
Parcel and ownership mapping, entitlement review, haul-route studies, and technical support for mining and environmental permits.
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UAS Survey & Volumetrics
Licensed drone operations for stockpile volumetrics, highwall inspection, and orthomosaic site mapping.
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Pit Optimization & Mine Economics
Cutoff and product-mix analysis, life-of-mine scheduling, NPV and cash-flow modeling, stripping and haul optimization, and equipment fleet economics. The answer to the only question that matters: where does this operation make the most money, and what does it cost to get there.
How Engagements Run
Approach
Define the question
Every engagement starts with a short scoping call. You get a fixed scope, a fee, and a delivery date in writing before work starts.
Do the work once, correctly
Analysis comes from primary data: core logs, lab results, survey files, and public records. Assumptions are stated, never buried.
Deliver a usable answer
Deliverables are decision documents: short summaries up front, full workings behind them, and live models you can run yourself.
Frameworks & References
Standards we work to
- SEC S-K 1300 reserve reporting
- JORC / NI 43-101 frameworks
- ASTM & DOT materials specifications
- MSHA Parts 46 / 48 / 56 / 57
- FAA Part 107 UAS operations
- State PE licensure & board rules
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