Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA)
Scoping-level study with ±35% capex accuracy. Establishes whether a project warrants further investment. Built on bench-scale testwork and concept-level engineering. Typical timeline: 3–6 months.
A KCA feasibility study isn't a desktop exercise — it's built on our own laboratory test data, our own pilot results where appropriate, our own engineering, and our own EPCM cost benchmarks from 17 EPCM contracts delivered. The result: bankable studies with an admirable track record for securing financing.
Scoping-level study with ±35% capex accuracy. Establishes whether a project warrants further investment. Built on bench-scale testwork and concept-level engineering. Typical timeline: 3–6 months.
±25% capex accuracy. Larger testwork program (typically column campaigns), preliminary flowsheet selection, draft permit applications, and indicative capital and operating cost. Typical timeline: 6–12 months.
±15% capex accuracy — bankable. Full vendor quotes, detailed engineering on major equipment, fully-permitted flowsheet, NI 43-101 / JORC compliant reserves and resources, and project economics suitable for lender due diligence. Typical timeline: 12–18 months.
Once a feasibility study supports a Go decision, KCA transitions to basic engineering — P&IDs, equipment lists, instrument lists, plot plans, and the front-end engineering needed for detailed design and procurement.
IFC (Issued For Construction) drawings, vendor data integration, civil/structural/mechanical/electrical/piping (CSMEP) coordination. KCA self-performs detailed design or partners with major engineering houses on large projects.
Camino Rojo (ORLA), Pinos Altos (Agnico-Eagle), Ocampo (Gammon), La India (Agnico-Eagle), Dolores (Pan American), Soledad Mountain (Golden Queen), Ivrindi (TÜMAD) — KCA studies have all walked through bank financing and to commissioned plants.
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