Across the Mining Value Chain
Mipac solutions from pit to port
Real plant challenges. Real solutions. Real improvements.
From pit to port, every part of your operation faces its own challenges – from stabilising grinding circuits to improving flotation, leaching, smelting, refining and tailings management. But technology alone isn’t the answer. You need deep plant experience to turn improvements into real, daily gains.
This page explores how Mipac helps across the entire mining value chain. You’ll find insights into the key operational challenges and how we combine smart technology with hands-on expertise to help you lift performance, modernise control and optimise your plant.
Whether you’re aiming for better throughput, tighter control, or plant-wide improvements, Mipac is here to help.
The Mine
Mining the pit is where it all begins — the careful orchestration of drilling, blasting, and hauling to extract ore efficiently and safely. Every tonne moved here sets the pace and cost base for everything downstream.
The challenge is balancing ore quality, fragmentation, and throughput while navigating unpredictable geology and tightening environmental and safety regulations. Missteps in the pit ripple across the entire operation.
Mipac brings real-time monitoring, dispatch optimisation, and data integration solutions that give mining teams sharper decision-making tools. Our work doesn’t stop at technology deployment — we help clients embed operational discipline, turning data into tangible performance gains.

Crushing and Grinding
Crushing and grinding are among the most energy-intensive and critical stages — liberating valuable minerals for the next phase.
The challenge is finding the sweet spot between maximum throughput and optimal particle size, without grinding away profits in the form of excessive energy use or equipment wear.
Mipac delivers smart control strategies, real-time performance dashboards, and advanced analytics for comminution circuits. We tune plants for energy efficiency and operational stability, backed by decades of practical experience across SAG mills, ball mills, and crushers.
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Flotation Circuits
Flotation circuits are where the real value is unlocked — separating minerals from waste and making the product payable.
The challenge lies in managing changing ore characteristics, reagent dosing, and froth stability, all while chasing recovery targets and concentrate grades.
Mipac’s approach combines precise instrumentation, dynamic control systems, and operator decision support to stabilise flotation performance. Beyond installation, we work side-by-side with metallurgists to fine-tune circuit responses in real conditions, not just under ideal scenarios.
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Smelter
Smelters transform concentrates into refined metals — a thermochemical ballet requiring precision and resilience.
The challenge is maintaining stable furnace operations, gas handling, and energy efficiency amid fluctuating feed chemistry and volumes.
Mipac supports smelter teams with robust control system designs, off-gas treatment optimisation, and advanced process monitoring, helping to stretch campaigns longer and boost overall recovery. We know that small stability gains here translate into massive economic wins.
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Leaching
Leaching operations, whether for gold, copper, or other metals, are about carefully controlling chemical reactions to maximise metal recovery.
The challenge is maintaining optimal residence time, reagent concentration, and temperature across variable feed conditions, while staying within tight environmental boundaries.
Mipac empowers operators with advanced leach monitoring, control algorithms, and real-time data visualisation. We’re trusted to design not just for steady state but for the inevitable swings and shocks of real-world operations.
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Tailings Storage Facility
Tailings facilities are one of the most critical — and closely scrutinised — parts of mining operations today. With heightened regulatory oversight and growing community expectations, there’s no margin for error when it comes to monitoring and managing tailings storage.
The challenge is maintaining real-time visibility over dam integrity, water balances, and potential seepage risks, often across vast and remote sites. Many operators are working with legacy systems, manual inspections, and fragmented data, making it difficult to spot issues early or respond proactively.
Mipac has helped mining operations bring their tailings management into the digital age, integrating smart instrumentation, automated reporting, and real-time alarm systems into new and existing TSFs.
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Tankhouse Refinery
Tankhouse refineries are where electrochemical processes refine metals into their final, high-purity form.
The challenge is managing current distribution, bath chemistry, and anode/cathode integrity to prevent quality issues and production losses.
Mipac has deep roots in tankhouse automation and optimisation, with systems that deliver granular visibility and fine control over critical parameters. Our solutions help operations increase yield, reduce downtime, and extend asset life without disrupting day-to-day production.
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Stockpiles, Conveyors and Port
As material leaves the refinery or concentrator, the final hand-off to port operations becomes the last critical link in the chain.
The challenge is achieving consistent product quality, optimising ship loading rates, and minimising demurrage costs, all while managing the wear and tear on handling systems.
Mipac’s expertise extends to stockyard management, train/ship loading automation, and conveyor health monitoring. We design systems that not only move material but do it smarter, safer, and with full traceability — because the final shipment is where reputation and revenue meet.
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Where technology meets operational know-how
Across every part of the mining value chain – from pit to port – operators face a delicate balance of production targets, equipment performance and operational risk. What’s clear is that technology alone isn’t the answer. It takes deep plant experience, an understanding of your specific challenges and the ability to translate innovation into real operational improvements.
Mipac has built its reputation on doing just that. We work alongside site teams to strengthen control strategies, optimise processes, and integrate smart solutions that deliver measurable results – not just on paper, but in daily operations. Whether you’re looking to stabilise grinding circuits, lift flotation recovery, modernise your control systems or improve plant-wide performance, we bring decades of know-how to help you succeed.
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Get in touch with us today to arrange a conversation with one of our technical experts. We’re ready to work alongside you and explore where the next improvements can come from.