DAMA Engineering

What DAMA Engineering does

DAMA Mühendislik Proje ve Madencilik San. Tic. A.Ş. (DAMA Engineering) is a privately held Turkish mining engineering consultancy founded in 2005 and headquartered in Ankara. The firm provides independent engineering services to mining operators, junior explorers, and financial institutions across Turkey, the Balkans, Central Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Portugal, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan. Its service portfolio spans geological exploration, mining design (using Micromine CAD), ore preparation and metallurgy (including circuit simulation, Population Balance Modeling for mill sizing, HPGR sizing, and Residence Time Distribution measurement), electrowinning process equipment, and turnkey EPC/M project delivery.

DAMA's technical differentiation sits in gold and silver processing, specifically heap leaching and cyanide-based Adsorption-Desorption-Recovery (ADR) plants, developed through a long-standing partnership with Kappes Cassiday & Associates (KCA) of Reno, USA. Its team holds Qualified Person (QP) and Professional Engineer (PE) certifications enabling it to author JORC and NI 43-101 compliant technical reports accepted by international banks and stock exchanges. Notable delivered assets include the İvrindi ADR plant (Europe's highest-capacity gold recovery plant at 7-ton carbon capacity, 2019), Lapseki ADR plant (financed by EBRD and World Bank, 2018), and İnlice Gold Mine (first gold pour 2017 for ESAN/Eczacıbaşı).

The business model combines professional services fees (engineering consultancy, scoping/pre-feasibility/feasibility studies), managed services (turnkey EPC/M contracts), hardware sales (electrowinning cells and electrodes), and project-driven revenue from mining operators. Customer acquisition relies on direct enterprise engagement, technical reputation, industry publications, and conference presence; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is independently held with no disclosed parent, investors, or funding history.

Name

DAMA Engineering

Legal name

DAMA Mühendislik Proje ve Madencilik San. Tic. A.Ş

Website

https://dama-muhendislik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DAMA Engineering is an Ankara-based independent mining engineering consultancy founded in 2005, delivering exploration, ore processing, ADR/heap leach plant design, EPC/M, and JORC/NI 43-101 technical reporting to gold and silver mining operators across Turkey, the Balkans, Central Asia, Africa, and the Middle East via a partnership with KCA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313)

SIC

Gold And Silver Ores (1040), Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532)

akta.pro primary industry

Project & Construction Management (EPCM, Owner’s Engineer, Scheduling/Controls) (IMAKAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mine Site Engineering & Detailed Design (Civil/Structural/Mechanical/E&I) (IMAKAOAA), Field Development Planning & Subsurface Reservoir Engineering (EUALAAAC)

Keywords

• Mining engineering services
• Ore processing consulting
• Gold extraction technology
• Heap leaching solutions
• Mineral resource estimation

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Provides independent engineering services for mining exploration, development and operation phases. Services include geological studies, mining design, ore processing design, and technical reporting.
2. EPC/M (Engineering, Procurement, Construction/Management): Turnkey project delivery for mining processing facilities including heap leaching and ADR plants. Covers full project lifecycle from design through commissioning.
3. Technical Reporting: Preparation of scoping studies, pre-feasibility reports, and feasibility reports compliant with international standards (JORC, NI 43-101) for bank financing and stock exchange requirements.
4. Process Equipment Supply: Design and manufacture of electrowinning cells, anode and cathode plates for gold recovery operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DAMA Engineering is an independent mining engineering consultancy providing geology, mine design, ore preparation and metallurgy, technical reporting under JORC and NI 43-101 codes, and EPC/M turnkey project delivery to mining clients. The firm specializes in precious-metals projects — particularly gold and silver — with core technical capabilities in heap leaching and ADR plant design, complemented by the manufacture and supply of electrowinning cells, anodes, and cathodes for metal recovery circuits.

Product overview

DAMA Engineering is an independent engineering company established in 2005, providing mining exploration, operation, and ore preparation services domestically and internationally. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of engineering services organized around core competencies: Geology services (exploration, drilling supervision, resource estimation), Mining services (underground and surface design, production planning), Ore Preparation and Metallurgy services (circuit design, mill sizing, HPGR sizing, circuit simulation, functional performance analysis), Process Equipment (electrowinning systems), Technical Reporting (scoping, pre-feasibility, feasibility studies), and EPC/M turnkey project delivery. The company specializes in gold and silver extraction technologies, offering complete ADR (Adsorption-Desorption-Recovery) plants and heap leaching facilities designed in collaboration with Kappes Cassiday & Associates (KCA).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geology and Mineral Resource Estimation Services Exploration support, geological modelling, and mineral resource estimation for mining projects, using Micromine CAD as the primary modelling tool. Delivered for mining clients needing code-compliant resource statements.
• Mining Design Services Open-pit and underground mine design, mine planning, and related engineering work for mining clients developing mineral deposits.
• Ore Preparation and Metallurgy Services Comminution, concentration, and hydrometallurgical test work performed in the firm's in-house ore preparation and metallurgical laboratory to support flowsheet development for clients.
• Heap Leaching and ADR Plant Design Engineering design of heap-leach pads and Adsorption–Desorption–Recovery (ADR) plants for gold and silver extraction, drawing on technology partnership with Kappes Cassiday & Associates (KCA).
• Technical Reporting (JORC, NI 43-101) Independent technical reports prepared in compliance with international reporting codes, including JORC and NI 43-101, for mining clients and their financiers or regulators.
• EPC/M Turnkey Project Delivery Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Management (EPC/M) turnkey delivery of mining and mineral-processing projects, including heap-leach and ADR plant construction for gold and silver operations.
• Electrowinning Cells, Anodes, and Cathodes Manufactured process equipment — electrowinning cells, anodes, and cathodes — supplied to mining clients for metal recovery circuits in gold and silver operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Europe's highest capacity gold recovery plant - 7 ton carbon capacity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kappes Cassiday & Associates (KCA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Long-standing partnership with Reno, USA-based KCA for heap leaching and cyanide technology testing and application. DAMA & KCA collaboration covers projects in Turkey, Balkans, Central Asia, Africa and Middle East. Jointly deliver EPC/M projects including ADR plant design, construction and commissioning. This partnership is a core element of DAMA's competitive positioning in gold processing.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Wood (formerly Amec Foster Wheeler): Global engineering and project services firm with mining and metals capabilities spanning feasibility, EPCM and asset services. Overlaps with DAMA on mining engineering services and EPCM, though Wood operates at significantly larger scale and broader sector scope.
• Ausenco: International engineering and project delivery firm with a focused mining and metals practice. Directly comparable to DAMA on feasibility, EPCM and process plant design, particularly for gold and base-metal projects in emerging markets.
• Stantec: International engineering consultancy with mining and environmental practices serving resource projects. Comparable to DAMA on engineering studies and project delivery for mining clients, albeit within a much broader infrastructure portfolio.
• Hatch: Global engineering firm with deep mining EPCM capabilities across feasibility studies, plant design and commissioning. Comparable to DAMA on EPC/M delivery for metals processing but operates at vastly larger scale and across multiple commodity verticals.
• AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin): Global engineering and project management group with mining and metals EPCM capabilities. Overlaps with DAMA on feasibility studies and EPCM for mineral processing projects, though at tier-one scale and with a broader commodity mix.

Direct peers

• SRK Consulting: Independent mining consultancy producing JORC and NI 43-101 compliant resource estimates, scoping and feasibility studies. Comparable to DAMA on the independent technical-reporting side, particularly for resource estimation and bankable document preparation.
• CSA Global (now part of ERM): Mining-focused consultancy delivering resource estimation, geological modelling and feasibility studies to international reporting standards. Directly comparable to DAMA on the independent technical-reporting workflow for junior and mid-tier miners.
• DRA Global: Specialist mining engineering and project delivery firm with strong presence in gold processing plants, including heap leach and CIL/ADR facilities. Closely comparable to DAMA on gold/silver plant design, EPCM delivery and emerging-market execution.
• RPMGlobal: Mining engineering and consulting firm covering resource estimation, mine planning and feasibility studies with software-led approaches. Comparable to DAMA on the upstream technical-reporting and mine design service lines.
• Kappes Cassiday & Associates (KCA): Reno, USA-based specialist in heap leaching and cyanide processing for gold/silver — DAMA's core technology partner. Directly comparable on process know-how for ADR and heap leach plant design, and competes for similar gold/silver project mandates in overlapping geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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