What AGP Mining Consultants does

AGP Mining Consultants Inc. is an independent mining engineering consulting firm headquartered in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2009. The firm delivers technical services across the full mining project lifecycle—from early-stage resource estimation through Preliminary Economic Assessments (PEA), Pre-Feasibility Studies (PFS), Feasibility Studies (FS), and bankable technical reports compliant with NI 43-101 (Canada), JORC (Australia), and SEC (US) disclosure regimes. Its service portfolio spans open-pit and underground mine design, mineral resource estimation, geological modeling, metallurgical process development, due diligence and mine audits, resource and reserve update reports, and ongoing operational support. Core tools include industry-standard mining software (Geovia GEMS, Whittle, MineSight, Surpac, Sage 2001, Ventsim, Minescape, Minecad) and QP-led reporting under Canadian, Australian, and US regulatory frameworks.

The firm serves junior explorers, intermediate producers, and major mining corporations across a diversified commodity mix—gold, copper, silver, zinc, nickel, graphite, lithium, cobalt, molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, platinum, palladium, coal, and industrial minerals—operating in 20+ countries across North America, Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. Notable clients include Newmont, Kinross Gold, Royal Gold, Lundin Mining, Equinox Gold, Troilus Gold, Liberty Gold, Discovery Silver, Sierra Metals, McEwen Mining, Arizona Sonoran Copper, and Filo Mining. AGP works as a mining specialist within multidisciplinary teams alongside engineering partners such as Ausenco, Lycopodium, Halyard, BBA E&C, and BGC Engineering.

AGP generates revenue through project-based professional services fees negotiated per engagement based on scope, team composition, timeline, and deliverables. The firm employs approximately 14-17 senior professionals with collective experience exceeding 150 years, and has completed over 90 successful projects since inception. Client acquisition relies on industry conferences (PDAC, Roundup), direct outreach, repeat business, and partnership-driven introductions. The firm emphasizes independence (no parent engineering conglomerate), technical credibility anchored by Qualified Person credentials, and multilingual team capability (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese) as primary differentiators.

Name

AGP Mining Consultants

Legal name

AGP Mining Consultants Inc.

Website

https://agpmining.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AGP Mining Consultants is an independent mining engineering firm providing feasibility studies, NI 43-101 technical reports, and open-pit/underground mine design to mining companies across gold, copper, nickel, battery metals, and other commodities in 20+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Support Activities for Mining (213), Support Activities for Mining (2131)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Mine Operations Contracting (Open-Pit & Underground Development, Production, Load/Haul) (IMAKAKAD)

Keywords

• Mine engineering consulting
• Feasibility study services
• Mineral resource estimation
• NI 43-101 technical reports
• Mining project advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Barrie

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Mining Engineering Consulting Services: Project-based consulting fees for mine engineering services including feasibility studies, NI 43-101 technical reports, mine design, mineral resource estimation, metallurgical testing supervision, and project management. Services are rendered to mining companies across the project lifecycle from early-stage exploration through production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AGP Mining Consultants is an independent mine engineering firm that delivers consulting services across the full mining project lifecycle, including open-pit and underground mine design, geology and mineral resource estimation, metallurgical process development, feasibility studies (PEA, PFS, FS), and NI 43-101 / JORC / SEC compliant technical reports. It also provides operational support, due diligence, mine audits, and resource/reserve update reports to junior miners, intermediate producers, and major mining corporations worldwide.

Product overview

AGP Mining Consultants is an independent mine engineering consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional services across the mining project lifecycle. The company's service portfolio includes operational support and advisory work, geology and mineral resource estimation, open-pit and underground mine design, metallurgical process development, and comprehensive study reports (Order of Magnitude, PEA, PFS, and FS). Additional services encompass due diligence and mine audits, and resource and reserve update reports. These services are delivered by a team of experienced engineers and geologists who work collaboratively with client teams to develop practical solutions for mining projects worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Operational Support and Advisory Work Provides management, operations and planning personnel to support production planning, mining design, equipment selection, process plant optimisation, metal accounting, production reconciliations, and commodity market assistance for operating mines.
• Geology & Mineral Resource Estimation Offers assistance from initial resource estimation through feasibility study and into production, including drill program planning, geologic modeling, and industry-compliant mineral resource estimates for mining projects at all stages.
• Open-Pit Mine Design Provides open-pit mine design services from small operations using construction-sized equipment through to world-class open pits at high altitudes, incorporating Lerch-Grossman pit shell routines and cost estimation.
• Underground Mine Design Delivers underground design services with practical mine operating experience, covering preliminary designs through to Feasibility Studies, bank evaluations, and operational support for underground mining projects.
• Metallurgical Process Development Provides metallurgical engineering assistance including sample selection, testwork program management, flowsheet development, process plant design, and owner representation services.
• Comprehensive Study Reports Authors study reports from internal Order of Magnitude studies to public disclosure reports including PEA, PFS, and FS studies, with NI 43-101, JORC, and SEC compliance expertise.
• Due Diligence and Mine Audits Offers engineering review and assessment of economics for both mining projects and existing mine operations, leveraging operations management experience and financial institution partnerships.
• Resource and Reserve Update Reports Prepares independent resource and reserves update technical reports, ranging from reviewing others' work to taking QP responsibility, updating resource models, and generating Life of Mine plans.
• Order of Magnitude Studies Front-end studies supporting PEA decisions with ±50% estimating accuracy, not requiring QP site visits, suitable for internal corporate decision-making rather than public disclosure.
• Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) Scoping-level studies integrating geotechnical, environmental, infrastructure, and market inputs with core mining, geology, and metallurgy work, with capital estimates to ±30% accuracy.
• Preliminary Feasibility Studies (PFS) Develops PEA concepts, examines trade-offs and optimizations, may progress resources to reserves, with multi-disciplinary teams improving capital estimates to 25% accuracy.
• Feasibility Studies (FS) Advanced studies confirming PFS ideas to 15% accuracy level, incorporating detailed designs, multiple vendor quotes, constructability focus, and all disciplines for production decisions, financing, and permitting.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90+ successful projects completed across diverse mining environments
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lycopodium LimitedcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering and construction firm partner for detailed plant design, construction, commissioning, and start-up assistance. AGP works with Lycopodium on complex mining projects requiring multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Halyard Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering firm partner providing process plant design and engineering services. Close association allows seamless transitions into detailed plant design and construction.
• North Rock Mining Solutions Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAssociate engineering company used to complement AGP's core skills on Preliminary Feasibility Studies.
• BBA E&C Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consulting firm used to complement AGP's core skills on Preliminary Feasibility Studies.
• BGC EngineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeotechnical engineering partner used for site investigations and geotechnical assessments supporting feasibility studies.
• Ausenco Engineering CanadacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMajor international engineering consultancy. AGP has collaborated on multiple projects including Discovery Silver's Cordero Silver Project, First Mining Gold's Springpole Gold Project, and Alta Copper's Cañariaco Copper Project. AGP serves as mining specialist while Ausenco leads overall project execution.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec Mining: Large diversified engineering consultancy with a global mining practice covering feasibility studies, mine design and environmental services. Overlaps AGP's feasibility-study work as part of a much wider portfolio.
• SLR Consulting: International environmental and mining consultancy producing NI 43-101 technical reports and resource/reserve studies. Directly comparable on regulatory reporting work and is named as a peer contributor on several PFS mandates alongside AGP.
• WSP Global (formerly Golder): Global professional services firm with a sizeable mining practice through its Golder acquisition; competes on feasibility, mine design and due-diligence mandates. Broader incumbent than AGP but operates in the same mining-services category.
• Wood Group (formerly Amec Foster Wheeler): Global engineering consultancy providing mining study and project management services. Competes with AGP on PFS/FS mandates while serving a much broader industrial customer base.
• Ausenco Engineering: Large international engineering consultancy leading PFS/FS executions with AGP as mining specialist on Cordero, Springpole, Ca\u00f1ariaco. Functions as both AGP's project partner and a broader incumbent that competes for the same study mandates.

Direct peers

• SRK Consulting: Global independent mining consultancy offering resource estimation, mine design, feasibility studies and NI 43-101 reporting across all major commodities. Closest direct peer to AGP given its independent ownership structure, similar service breadth (geology through metallurgy), and focus on Qualified Person work for junior and mid-tier miners.
• Piteau Associates: Independent geotechnical and mining engineering consultancy. Comparable niche overlap with AGP's underground mine design work; both are independent, senior-engineer-led firms serving the same mining client base.
• RPM Global (Runge Pincock Minarco): Independent mining consultancy delivering mine planning, scheduling, reserve estimation and feasibility study services. Comparable to AGP on engineering-led study work and similar project-based, customer-of-miners commercial model.
• M3 Engineering & Technology Corporation: Midsize independent EPCM firm focused on mine infrastructure and process plant projects. Comparable to AGP on feasibility study work and is named as a peer contributor on Liberty Gold's Black Pine PFS where AGP also participated.
• CSA Global (now part of SLR Consulting): CSA Global was an independent mining consultancy specialising in resource estimation, geological modelling and feasibility studies before joining SLR. Overlaps tightly with AGP on technical QP work and serves overlapping commodity and customer segments (gold, copper, critical minerals).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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