Mining Contractor & Contract Management Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Compare owner-operated mining with full and partial contract mining models for a given operation.
• Develop a contracting strategy that fits the mine plan, risk appetite, and local contractor capacity.
• Define scope, responsibilities, and interfaces between owner and mining contractor to reduce later disputes.
• Explain how rates per tonne or volume are built and tested for reasonableness against site conditions.
• Allocate geological, volume, access, and price risks between the parties through clear contract terms.
• Plan tendering, contractor selection, and bid evaluation with sound governance and procurement integrity.
• Set productivity, availability, cost, and HSE indicators in the contract and link them to incentives.
• Manage measurement, survey reconciliation, and payment processes against verified records.
• Control variations, rise-and-fall adjustments, and rate reviews as the mine plan changes.
• Assess and respond to claims and apply dispute resolution steps from negotiation to arbitration.
• Manage mobilization, local content, community, and demobilization obligations from award to close-out.
• Prepare a contract management plan for the life of the agreement, including roles and reporting.

Who Should Attend

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Choose between owner operation and contract mining for a given mine and justify the choice.
• Draft a contracting strategy that fits the mine plan and local contractor capacity.
• Define scope and interfaces to reduce disputes with the contractor during operations.
• Review a contractor's rate build-up and identify unrealistic assumptions before award.
• Allocate geological, volume, and price risk through clear contract terms.
• Run a fair tender, evaluate bids against weighted criteria, and document the award decision.
• Build a KPI scorecard for productivity, cost, and HSE performance tied to the mine plan.
• Reconcile survey measurement with contractor payment claims.
• Manage variations, rise-and-fall adjustments, and rate reviews as the mine plan changes.
• Assess claims and respond with sound contract records.
• Prepare a contract management plan through to demobilization and handover.

Course Outline