Strategic Shutdown & Maintenance Consulting

Field-tested leadership for high-stakes mining operations

Shutdown Partners provides the strategic framework and execution discipline required to hit production targets. Our consulting is led by executives with over 25 years of global experience building and managing maintenance organizations for some of the world’s largest mining assets,. Including $10B+ greenfield copper operations, 85 Mtpa concentrators and legacy concentrators established half a century ago, all with notable results.

We don’t offer generic advice; we provide the structural governance and real-time verification required to deliver >97% plant availability.

Shutdown management specialsts
Shutdown management specialsts

Why Mining Leaders Partner With Us

We bridge the gap between theoretical schedules and field-level reality. By implementing rigorous governance and real-time verification, we ensure that verifiable data is the foundation of every operational decision. Whether we are deploying Sights or providing expert guidance, our focus remains the same: Safety, Availability, and Unit Cost.

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World-Class Scale: One of very few professionals globally to have built the complete maintenance organization for a USD 10+ billion, 85 Mtpa greenfield copper operation.

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Strict Cost Discipline: Demonstrated success in reducing maintenance unit costs by 16% (e.g., from €4.46 to €3.75 per milled tonne) while simultaneously increasing MTBF.

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Proven Availability Benchmarks: Consistent delivery of >97% sustained plant availability across complex, high-volume concentrators.

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Our Services

Interim Maintenance & Operational Leadership

Executive-grade leadership to stabilize operations, drive performance turnarounds, and manage critical transitions.

  • Full Operational Accountability: Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams exceeding 600 personnel with full P&L, safety, and performance accountability.
  • Performance Turnarounds: A track record of transforming legacy assets, increasing plant availability from ~40% to >90% through structural reform.
  • Asset Management & Governance: Expert oversight of maintenance strategies, CMMS deployments (Pronto, Maximo, JDE), and spare-parts portfolios exceeding USD 120 million.
  • Operational Excellence: Delivered >97% plant availability, MTBF of 168 hours, MTTR <30 minutes, and breakdown work ≤5%.

Operational Readiness Audit

Independent verification for the high-risk transition from construction to steady-state production.

  • Independent Readiness Verification: Objective audits of maintenance systems, spare parts procurement, and technical staffing before first ore.
  • Commissioning Governance: Establishing the workflows and reporting structures required to move from “Mechanical Completion” to “Commercial Production” on schedule.
  • Proven Ramp-Up Results: Our leadership has brought USD 10B+ greenfield assets to full commercial production within 30 days of commissioning.
  • Systemic Readiness: Delivery of operational readiness exceeding 167,000 person-hours for large-scale project ramp-ups.