Mine to Mill — Where Companies Lose Millions and How to Turn Mine and Plant into a Single System
17 August 2026

DELTA ENGINEERING & CONSULTING and our international team of experts invite you to a webinar on the MiningWorld Connect platform!

Most mining companies still optimize their mines and processing plants independently of one another. Each division meets its own KPIs, but local improvements often lead to a deterioration in the performance of the entire production chain: energy consumption rises, mill productivity declines, feed variability increases, and recovery rates drop.

Mine to Mill (M2M) transforms the very logic of production management. It is a comprehensive approach that treats mining and processing as a single system, where decisions regarding mine planning, ore preparation, ore quality management, and batching directly determine the mill’s efficiency and the economics of the entire enterprise.

In this webinar, we will discuss:

why local optimization no longer works and what the Mine to Mill philosophy entails.

how mine planning, ore handling, and ore quality management affect mill productivity and recovery.

why particle size distribution is just one component of a successful Mine to Mill approach.

the role played by batching, geometallurgy, and ore variability management.

how digital tools help integrate the mine and the mill into a single management loop.

why production culture, operational discipline, and unified KPIs often influence results just as much as new technologies.

What real operational and economic benefits do companies achieve by implementing the Mine-to-Mill approach?

 

Speakers:

Anastasia Archer, Director, Integrated Optimization and Technology Practice

Heine Hinriks, BVR Expert, South Africa

Wesley van Niekerk, Expert in Ore Beneficiation and Raw Material Preparation Technologies, South Africa

Gerhardus van Heerden, Flotation Expert, South Africa

Igor Makarov, Ore Beneficiation Expert

 

Who Should Attend This Webinar:

This webinar will be useful for mining company executives, chief engineers, specialists in mine planning, mining engineering, and beneficiation, heads of production departments, as well as digital transformation teams.

📅 Date: August 27, 2026

🕚 Time: 11:00 a.m.

📍 Platform: MiningWorld Connect

Registration: https://app.miningworld-connect.com/public/event/1120/session-details/9325/0104138ff6214601ba054de48914165f

Participation is free. The webinar will take place on MiningWorld Connect, a business community platform for mining industry professionals. Please note that you must register in advance with the community to participate in the webinar.