AusNiu Mining

Consulting for all gold-mining needs

Business plans, Mining Lease (ML) & Alluvial Mining Lease (AML) application assistance, equipment sourcing, supply-chain and logistics building, staffing, sale and more, every part of a gold project, handled with the same discipline.

End to end

Every stage of a gold project

From the first look at the ground to the sale of gold, these are the stages of a gold project. AusNiu can run the whole chain in-house, operate it under a tribute or contract agreement, or step in as your consultant on any single stage. Hover or tap a stage to see how we help.

01Site identification We help you find and evaluate ground, checking the MRA cadastre, geology and prior workings to shortlist areas worth a closer look.
02Feasibility study A hard look at whether a project pays: indicative grades, recovery method, costs and the risks that decide go or no-go.
03Survey planning We scope the field campaign so the survey answers the exact question your decision or application depends on.
04Survey Field sampling, grade estimation, mapping and boundary work, recorded with positions and depths as the evidence base for applications.
05Project design A written method statement matched to the deposit: equipment sizing, water and tailings management, site layout and progressive rehabilitation.
06Financial planning Budgets, cash-flow models and business plans written for the banks, investors and regulators who will actually read them.
07Registration and licensing ML, AML and EL application packages prepared and organised, complete and consistent before lodgement.
08Logistics support Getting people, fuel and machinery to remote ground: route planning, barging or airlift, and on-site storage where there is no road or river.
09Supply chain Sourcing and landing equipment, parts and consumables, with shipping, customs and delivery to site managed end to end.
10Staffing and training Building and training the operating crew, with the method statement and mine-safety standards as the standard everyone works to.
11Operation Running the gold operation to the agreed method, as your in-house operator or under a tribute or contract arrangement.
12Reporting Honest reporting against the written agreement: production, environmental obligations and community commitments, on a fixed schedule.
13Tax and royalties Keeping the project compliant with royalties, tax and statutory returns across both PNG and Australian obligations.
14Sale of gold Refining, export and sale through licensed gold dealers and the applicable PNG gold-export requirements.

Applications

MRA Application Consulting

We take the hassle out of applying to the Mineral Resources Authority.

We assist with all forms of mining application: Mining Leases (ML), Alluvial Mining Leases (AML) and Exploration Licences (EL). We prepare a complete, consistent package so your application is ready before it is lodged.

Our team can handle the MRA process from start to finish, and we can provide a survey team for map drawing, boundary work and the field data your application needs. The result is a smooth, hassle-free lodgement.

  • ML, AML and EL applications, prepared and lodged
  • Forms, maps, boundary descriptions and supporting documents, checked for consistency
  • Survey team for map drawing, boundary work and field data
  • MRA cadastre checks and a hassle-free path to lodgement
Planning a mining application over site plans

Sourcing

How sourcing works

Finding the right equipment is critical to a project's success. Our expert team knows what actually works on Papua New Guinea ground and can assist you at every step, matching the setup to your deposit, your scale and your budget before a cent is spent.

Requirement brief, your ground, your scale, your budget band

Shortlist, setups that genuinely fit, with trade-offs stated

Manufacturer quotation, obtained direct, passed on transparently

Landed logistics, shipping, customs and delivery to site

Equipment

Eighteen flagship setups

We can assist with sourcing and building the following types of gold-mining equipment, and we can arrange custom builds to suit your ground. The alluvial toolkit runs from a gold pan to a cutter-suction dredge; specifications and quotations are supplied per project.

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Gold pan (batea)

CAT-01Artisanal & small-scale

Gold pan (batea)

The original gravity tool, every deposit gets tested in a pan first

Throughput
Very low
Water / power
Creek water · no power
Crew
One person
Enquire
Hand sluice box

CAT-02Artisanal & small-scale

Hand sluice box

Riffled channel that runs on flowing water, the classic sampling and small-claim workhorse

Throughput
Low
Water / power
Flowing stream · no power
Crew
One or two
Enquire
Highbanker / power sluice

CAT-03Artisanal & small-scale

Highbanker / power sluice

Pump-fed sluice you run anywhere, dig dry ground, feed, recover

Throughput
Low
Water / power
Pumped water · small engine
Crew
Two people
Enquire
Portable mini trommel

CAT-04Artisanal & small-scale

Portable mini trommel

Engine-driven rotary screen feeds a sluice, steady classified feed, one operator

Throughput
Low
Water / power
Pumped water · small engine
Crew
Two or three
Enquire
Suction dredge

CAT-05Artisanal & small-scale

Suction dredge

Floating intake vacuums submerged paydirt straight off bedrock into a sluice

Throughput
Low
Water / power
River water · petrol engine
Crew
Two or three
Enquire
Gravel-pump sluicing

CAT-06Artisanal & small-scale

Gravel-pump sluicing

Monitor and gravel pump feed paydirt to a sluice, the SE-Asia workhorse

Throughput
High
Water / power
High water · diesel pumps
Crew
Small team
Enquire
Riffles & matting media

CAT-07Recovery & concentration

Riffles & matting media

The trapping media that does the actual gold-catching in a sluice, highbanker, or dredge

Throughput
Medium
Water / power
Fits any sluice run
Crew
Cleanup crew
Enquire
Shaking table (Wilfley)

CAT-08Recovery & concentration

Shaking table (Wilfley)

Riffled deck cleaner table for precise fine-gold recovery

Throughput
Low
Water / power
Steady water · small motor
Crew
One or two
Enquire
Spiral concentrator

CAT-09Recovery & concentration

Spiral concentrator

Stationary helical trough that bands dense gold out of flowing slurry, no moving parts

Throughput
High
Water / power
Recirculated · plant power
Crew
One or two
Enquire
Mineral jig

CAT-10Recovery & concentration

Mineral jig

Pulsed-water hutch that stratifies feed by density for continuous gold recovery

Throughput
High
Water / power
Steady water · plant power
Crew
One or two
Enquire
Batch centrifugal concentrator

CAT-11Recovery & concentration

Batch centrifugal concentrator

Fluidised centrifugal bowl that captures flour gold sluices lose

Throughput
Medium
Water / power
Pressurised · plant power
Crew
One or two
Enquire
Excavator-fed feed

CAT-12Feed & classification

Excavator-fed feed

Excavator digs and feeds the hopper, the workhorse of modern placer ops

Throughput
High
Water / power
Diesel plant
Crew
Operator + crew
Enquire
Dozer push / dozer trap

CAT-13Feed & classification

Dozer push / dozer trap

Dozer shoves paydirt across a trap that catches the heavies on the move

Throughput
High
Water / power
Diesel plant
Crew
Operator + crew
Enquire
Vibrating screen / deck

CAT-14Feed & classification

Vibrating screen / deck

Eccentric-driven deck that sizes, dewaters, and rejects oversize ahead of recovery

Throughput
High
Water / power
Spray water · plant power
Crew
One or two
Enquire
Trommel wash plant

CAT-15Wash plants & dredges

Trommel wash plant

Excavator-fed rotary scrubber-screen feeding a sluice, the placer workhorse

Throughput
High
Water / power
High water · genset
Crew
Full crew
Enquire
Centrifugal recovery plant

CAT-16Wash plants & dredges

Centrifugal recovery plant

Batch-centrifugal circuit chasing flour gold at production scale

Throughput
High
Water / power
High water · genset
Crew
Full crew
Enquire
Cutter-suction dredge

CAT-17Wash plants & dredges

Cutter-suction dredge

Rotating cutterhead chews submerged gravel; pumps slurry to a floating wash plant

Throughput
Very high
Water / power
Works afloat · heavy diesel
Crew
Full crew
Enquire
Settling ponds & water

CAT-18Water management

Settling ponds & water

Recirculation and settling cells that clear muddy water and keep you compliant

Throughput
High
Water / power
Earthworks only
Crew
Site crew
Enquire

Hold an ML or AML? Talk to us, let's improve your operations and outcomes.

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