Unlock Your Business Potential

Our Offering

At Solara, we specialize in guiding you through the ever-evolving landscape of the mining industry, equipping you with the operational and commercial support necessary to not only stay competitive but also foster innovation and sustainable growth. Our team of mining experts operates globally, serving some of the world's most successful metal producers, including copper, gold, nickel, palladium, and rare earth operations. Our primary objective is to empower your organization with operational efficiencies that drive significant breakthroughs.

What sets us apart? We've pinpointed six critical imperatives for metals companies that pave the way for outperformance:

1. Strategy and organizational alignment
2. Active management of unit costs 
3. Process Optimization
4. Integration and effective use of internal systems
5. Operational due diligence for M&A activities
6. Continuous Improvement

With our extensive experience spanning all facets of the metals industry, from exploration and primary metal production to fabrication and distribution, and a wealth of expertise covering every operational aspect, we are well-equipped to help you meet and conquer these challenges, ultimately positioning you as a market leader.

Our approach is underpinned by a commitment to providing objective perspectives grounded in knowledge and thorough analysis. We don't just offer recommendations from afar; we actively collaborate with our clients, translating strategies and solutions into tangible, bottom-line impact quickly and at scale. The Solara mining team works closely with our clients, dedicating themselves to ensuring that our recommendations result in enduring and substantial performance enhancements for your organization.

Our Projects

· We implemented a company-wide Management Operating System (MOS) that helped align the organization from the C-Suite to front-end supervision. The system included a detailed value driver tree that was integrated with the company’s ERP to provide real-time analytics on the KPIs that were linked to production and cost performance. The system, along with the implementation of visual management, resulted in a 17% increase in tonnes moved and a 12% reduction in mining costs per tonne.

· We partnered with a state-owned copper producer to optimize plant performance. The project led to the development of operational recipes for high running clusters of mineral types. Mill operators evolved from making changes to control setting based on a gut feeling to following operational parameters developed through detailed operational analytics. The change led to an increase in recovery of 4%. Each percent increase resulted in a dollar impact of $18.5M for a total annualized benefit of $74M.

· Solara was contracted to optimize the mobile maintenance function of a large US based gold producer. We worked with the client to implement an effective planning and scheduling process that was linked to the operation’s CMMS. We helped develop a management system that focused on the effective use of work-orders and front-end supervision. The system also tied in best practices in procurement to buy better and spend better. The result was an increase of 8% in truck fleet availability and a reduction in maintenance costs of $14M. 

Testimonial

"I had the pleasure of working with one of the partners at Solara on a very successful project.  We achieved a 33% increase in production in under four months; a number our internal team did not think was possible. I would happily recommend the Solara approach to others in the mining field."

Renaud Adams - CEO of Iamgold