How ProjectVIEW ERP applies to mining infrastructure and services
Managing Infrastructure Delivery Across Remote and Active Sites
Mining infrastructure projects—such as power supply, water systems, access roads, workshops, camps, and site services—are often delivered in remote locations or within active mining environments. Logistics constraints, access limitations, and sequencing challenges significantly affect cost and productivity.
ProjectVIEW ERP enables teams to structure costs, commitments, and progress by infrastructure package and site location, maintaining commercial control across geographically dispersed works.
Example: Track costs separately for power infrastructure, water systems, and access roads while maintaining consolidated visibility across the overall infrastructure program.
Controlling Contractor and Logistics-Driven Cost Exposure
Infrastructure works rely heavily on contractors, temporary facilities, and complex logistics for material delivery and equipment mobilization. Delays or inefficiencies quickly escalate indirect costs.
ProjectVIEW ERP provides real-time visibility into contractor performance, procurement commitments, and logistics-related expenditure, enabling proactive management of cost exposure.
Example: Identify cost overruns caused by delayed delivery of materials to remote sites and adjust execution plans to minimize downtime.
Managing Interface Risk with Plant Construction and Operations
Mining infrastructure must be delivered in coordination with processing plant construction and ongoing operations. Misalignment between infrastructure readiness and plant installation creates significant schedule and cost risk.
ProjectVIEW ERP links infrastructure delivery milestones with downstream construction and operational requirements, ensuring interface-driven risks remain visible.
Example: Detect cost exposure caused by delayed commissioning of power or water systems affecting processing plant installation activities.
Controlling Scope Growth and Change Across Infrastructure Packages
Infrastructure scopes frequently evolve due to site condition changes, operational requirements, or regulatory constraints. Without structured change control, budgets are quickly exceeded.
ProjectVIEW ERP provides structured tracking of infrastructure-driven scope changes and their financial impact, ensuring adjustments are evaluated and approved before execution.
Example: Assess the cost impact of additional utility capacity or revised access routes identified during infrastructure development.
ERP for mining infrastructure and utilities
How do you control the cost of remote mine infrastructure?
Set separate budgets for power, water, access roads and site facilities. Link Bill of Quantities (BoQ) items to work breakdown structure (WBS) activities and cost codes. Budget for freight, mobilisation and temporary facilities, and agree how to allocate shared costs before work starts. If a pipe delivery slips, record extra haulage, crew standby or remobilisation against the affected package to explain the variance.
How do you know when mine utilities are ready for plant installation or commissioning?
Define readiness by what the next team needs. A process-water line can be complete by installed length while pressure testing and flushing remain outstanding. Link measured quantities to WBS activities and review test records and required sign-offs against the commissioning date before releasing the next activity.
How do you assess a change to a mine utility route or capacity?
Compare the proposal with the approved BoQ and WBS baseline. If a process-water line must be rerouted, add trenching, pipe and crossings as sub-items under the affected BoQ item. Update the resource estimate and check installation and testing dates. Link the revised drawing, site instruction and field records for approval. After approval, record the revised baseline as a new version to preserve the original.
