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MCA Engineering Services

MCA Engineering offers a range of services aimed at supporting your personnel in maintaining their focus on core business activities.

MCA Capability Brochure

Our services include:

  • Review of Site or External Engineering Design: MCA Engineering conducts thorough reviews of site or external engineering designs to ensure compliance and efficiency.
  • Project Management (EPCM): We provide expert project management services, adhering to Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) standards, to ensure smooth project execution.
  • Facilitate Risk Assessment: Our team facilitates comprehensive risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential risks throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Design, Compliance, and Costing: We offer technical assistance and cost estimation services for various scopes of work, including civil, structural, and mechanical aspects, from pre-feasibility to project approval stages. Our detailed engineering designs adhere to comprehensive engineering standards that meet the statutory requirements of mineral resources construction in all Australian states.
  • Change Management Documentation: MCA Engineering assists in developing change management documentation, including standard operating procedures, operation manuals, and training assessments, to ensure seamless implementation of changes.

Project Management Services

Regardless of project size, MCA Engineering prioritizes safety, quality, schedule, and budget considerations:

  • Detailed Scope of Work: We develop detailed scopes of work tailored to the specific needs of each project.
  • Safety Management: We implement robust safety management protocols to ensure the well-being of all project stakeholders.
  • Plan Quality Assurance Documentation: Our team prepares meticulous quality assurance documentation to maintain high-quality standards.
  • Engineering Design and Drafting: MCA Engineering provides expert engineering design and drafting services to meet project specifications.
  • Project Schedule Budget Control: We employ effective budget control measures to ensure projects stay within budgetary constraints.

Engineering Services

We provide engineering services to cater to all your needs on and off site. We have a range of qualified engineers in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering, meaning we can cover any needs in mining or construction. Our strong engineering capabilities produce detailed studies for the concept, pre-feasibility, feasibility, and commissioning stages of a project.

Our engineering services also cover:

  • Structural Integrity Assessment
  • Constructibility Assessment
  • Certification of equipment and structures
  • Risk analysis and evaluation
  • Lifting study
  • Estimation
  • Project Engineering
  • Drafting and 3D modelling
  • Shop fabrication drawings
  • Finite Element Analysis

Structural & Mechanical Feasibility Studies (Class 1–4)

MCA Engineering provides Structural and Mechanical Feasibility Studies (Class 1–4) for new developments and existing asset refurbishment projects across the mining, resources, and heavy industrial sectors.

With extensive experience delivering complex projects in both underground and surface environments, MCA’s feasibility studies are construction-led, ensuring outcomes are practical, buildable, and aligned with real-world site conditions. Our studies are developed to support informed investment decisions and provide a clear, achievable pathway from concept through to execution.

Study Class Capability

MCA Engineering delivers feasibility studies across all recognised levels of project maturity:

  • Class 1 – Order of Magnitude Studies
  • Class 2 – Concept Studies
  • Class 3 – Pre-Feasibility Studies (PFS)
  • Class 4 – Definitive Feasibility Studies (DFS)

Each study is tailored to the project phase, risk profile, and decision-making requirements of the client.

Structural & Mechanical Scope

Our feasibility studies may include, but are not limited to:

Structural

  • Structural steelwork and concrete assessments
  • Foundations, piles, caissons and support structures
  • Shaft, headframe and materials handling structures
  • Condition assessments of existing assets
  • Strengthening, modification and life-extension options

Mechanical

  • Materials handling systems including crushers, bins, conveyors and chutes
  • Shaft equipment and mechanical infrastructure
  • Mechanical plant layouts and access studies
  • Installation methodology and constructability reviews
  • Refurbishment versus replacement assessments
Key Deliverables

Depending on study class and project requirements, MCA Engineering can deliver:

  • Concept layouts and general arrangement drawings
  • Engineering assumptions, constraints and design criteria
  • Risk and opportunity registers
  • Constructability and execution methodology reviews
  • Preliminary project schedules
  • Capital cost estimates aligned to Class 1–4 accuracy ranges
  • Refurbishment options and life-of-asset considerations
  • Clear recommendations to progress to the next project phase
Why MCA Engineering
  • Construction-led feasibility studies, not purely desktop based
  • Strong experience in brownfield, refurbishment and live-site environments
  • Focus on safety, access, constructability and execution risk
  • Seamless transition from feasibility into detailed design, EPCM and construction
  • National capability supporting projects across Australia
Engage MCA

Whether assessing a new project opportunity, reviewing an aging asset, or planning a major refurbishment, MCA Engineering delivers feasibility studies that support confident decisions and successful project outcomes.

Contact MCA Engineering to discuss your Structural and Mechanical Feasibility Study requirements.

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