Vipac Engineers and Scientists Ltd is a leading engineering consultancy with offices located throughout Australia and South-East Asia. With extensive experience in the mining and mineral processing industry, the company offers consulting services in the areas of environmental studies, Occupational Health & Safety, plant maintenance and optimisation as well as Research & Development. Vipac’s engineers apply their expertise to all stages of a project - from feasibility studies to environmental assessments, plant design specifications and management as well as operational activities.

Vipac holds Australian NATA accreditation for a wide range of tests and acts as an independent specialist consultant to mine operators, government departments, regulatory agencies and contractors. All services are supported by extensive field instrumentation such as environmental monitors and multi-level data analysers, advanced computer aided engineering programs and extensive test laboratories.

Vipac is renowned for innovative, cost effective solutions to complex problems posed by the mining industry, meeting environmental criteria, ensuring safe working conditions and optimising mining operations.

Environmental Services
Vipac’s engineers work closely with mine operators in the early stages of development and construction through to mining operations to ensure environ-mental issues are addressed and relevant standards met. Environmental Impact Statements are prepared for presentation to statutory bodies and councils. Services include community consultation and presentations at public meetings and provision of expert witness. The full spectrum of monitoring, auditing, modelling, assessment, design and mitigation of all sources is offered – blasting, mining and processing noise, blast and ground vibration as well as air, dust and atmospheric emissions and pollution dispersion.

Occupational Health & Safety
Vipac has extensive experience in assessing current working conditions and establishing programs to minimise the exposure of operators to unsafe working conditions.

Plant Maintenance & Optimisation
With an effective maintenance program for plant and machinery, problems can be detected early avoiding major failures that lead to emergency shutdowns and lost production. Using the latest monitoring equipment, Vipac’s engineers tailor their services to best suit the needs of individual clients, ranging from peripheral support to full out-sourcing.

Research & Development
Extensive involvement in the mining industry has lead to the design, development and production of a range of niche application products that are now widely used throughout mine sites in Australia and overseas.