Name

Agapito Associates

Legal name

Agapito Associates LLC

Website

https://agapito.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Support Activities for Mining (213), Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Mine Site Engineering & Detailed Design (Civil/Structural/Mechanical/E&I) (IMAKAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA), Project & Construction Management (EPCM, Owner’s Engineer, Scheduling/Controls) (IMAKAOAG)

Keywords

• Mining engineering consulting
• Solution mining design
• Rock mechanics services
• Underground storage caverns
• Geotechnical consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Junction

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Mining Engineering Consulting: Project-based consulting fees for mining engineering services including mine and cavern design, mine-shaft planning, ventilation design, slope stability analysis, and geomechanical assessments. Engagements range from preliminary assessments to full feasibility studies and construction management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Agapito Associates LLC provides consulting services in mining engineering, geoengineering, and related disciplines for the mineral and energy industries. Its offerings include mine and cavern design, mine-shaft planning, ventilation design, slope stability analysis, solution mining design, underground hydrocarbon storage cavern design, rock mechanics, stress measurements, laboratory testing, numerical modeling, geology, resource/reserve estimation, feasibility studies, and field services.

Product overview

Agapito Associates LLC is a mining, civil engineering, and geology consulting firm founded in 1978, providing technical expertise and analysis for mining projects. The firm operates as a single unified consulting practice organized around core service offerings rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The main service areas include Mining Engineering Consulting (covering highwall, stone, surface, and underground mining), Solution Mining Services, Underground Storage Design, Project Feasibility Services (including due diligence, scoping, and resource/reserve evaluation), Rock Mechanics Services (with stress measurements, laboratory testing, instrumentation, and numerical modeling), Geology Services, Ground Control, Ventilation Engineering, Subsidence Analysis, Field Services, Underground Civil Engineering, and Mines and Confined Access Drilling. The firm also maintains proprietary modeling codes including SMCD (Solution Mining Cavern Design) and SMPS (Solution Mining Production Scheduling) for solution mine design and scheduling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mining Engineering Consulting
• Solution Mining Services
• Underground Storage Design
• Project Feasibility Services
• Rock Mechanics Services
• Geology Services
• Ground Control Services
• Ventilation Engineering
• Subsidence Analysis
• Laboratory Testing Services
• Stress Measurement Services
• Numerical Modeling Services
• Field Services
• Underground Civil Engineering
• Mines and Confined Access Drilling

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 successful Sigra overcore stress measurements performed across 16 US states, Canada, and overseas
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Sigra Pty, Ltd.coreTechnology or IntegrationSigra Pty, Ltd. of Australia developed the Sigra IST (In-situ Stress Tool), the world's most advanced biaxial overcore stress measurement system. Agapito has an exclusive/specialized partnership to deploy this technology, having performed more than 200 successful measurements. The partnership enables wireless deployment at depths up to 6,500 feet (2,000 meters) for in-situ horizontal stress field measurement.
• SNC-Lavalin Inc.strategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSNC-Lavalin served as lead consultant for Feasibility Study on the Ochoa Polyhalite Mine Project, working alongside Agapito Associates who developed the resource, reserves, mine design, and mining equipment specifications. Agapito was lead consultant for NI 43-101 Technical Report.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Itasca International: Rock-mechanics and numerical-modeling specialist (developers of FLAC, FLAC3D, UDEC, PFC) used by Agapito; comparable in mine stability analysis, stress measurement, and ground-control consulting.
• Piteau Associates: Rock-mechanics and slope-stability consultancy serving open-pit and underground mining clients globally; comparable niche specialization with similar project-based revenue model and technical reputation.
• John T. Boyd Company: Mining engineering and geological consulting firm providing feasibility, reserve audits, and mine planning, particularly strong in coal and industrial minerals — overlapping with several of Agapito's key verticals.
• Call & Nicholas (CNI): Tucson-based geotechnical consultancy focused on open-pit slope stability, rock mechanics, and instrumentation for mining — directly comparable to Agapito's slope-stability and rock-mechanics offerings.
• AMC Consultants: Mining-focused consultancy providing geology, mine planning, feasibility, and due-diligence services for base/precious metals and industrial minerals; directly competes with Agapito on resource and reserve work.
• SRK Consulting: Global mining-focused consultancy offering resource/reserve estimation, feasibility studies, rock mechanics, and geotechnical services — the closest comparable in scope and customer base to Agapito.
• Snowden Optiro: Resource estimation, grade control, and mining-geology consultancy; comparable to Agapito's NI 43-101 / JORC competence and potash / industrial-minerals project experience.

Broad incumbents

• Hatch: Engineering and project-management firm with a deep mining practice serving base and precious metals, potash, and infrastructure clients; comparable in feasibility and mine-design services though broader in EPC scope.
• Stantec (Mining Practice): Large multi-disciplinary engineering firm with a dedicated mining practice covering feasibility, geotechnical, and environmental services — directly overlaps with Agapito's mining-engineering and feasibility offerings but at much greater scale.
• WSP (Mining, formerly Golder Associates): Global engineering consultancy with a strong mining and rock-mechanics heritage through Golder; competes with Agapito on resource estimation, geotechnical, and underground storage engagements at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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