Expertise In Project Development For Each Project Phase

Being involved in a variety of roles spanning the project lifecycle has provided Sedgman Novopro with the expertise to effectively navigate through the specific requirements of each project phase.

Expertise In Project Development For Each Project Phase

Whether it be project inception and scoping or construction and start-up, Sedgman Novopro can assist in the development to help employ an efficient strategy and de-risk the project while ensuring the project goals are achieved.

Sedgman Novopro employs a Stage Gate Approach for project development to remove risk in a step-wise fashion and to ensure the minimal capital or developer risk is carried through placement of Stage Gate.

Stage 1 Scoping or Preliminary Economic Assessment

  • Resource Estimate
  • Flow Sheets
  • Site Location
  • Equipment Lists
  • Mass and Heat Balance
  • 2-5% Engineering Completed
  • CAPEX and OPEX Estimate,
    AACE Class 5 (+/- 45%)

Stage 2 Pre-Feasibility Study

  • Resource Estimate
  • Conversion to Reserve Estimate
  • Permitting Activities Initiation
  • 5-10% Engineering Completed
  • CAPEX and OPEX Estimate,
    AACE Class 4 (+/- 25%)

Stage 3 Feasibility Study

  • Resource Estimate
  • Conversion to Reserve Estimate
  • Permitting Activities
  • 10-20% Engineering Completed
  • CAPEX and OPEX Estimate,
    AACE Class 3 (+/- 15%)

Stage 4 Bridge Engineering

  • 20-40% Engineering Completed
  • Procurement and Contracts in place
  • Control Estimate,
    AACE Class 2 (+/- 10%)