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Praetorian's team writes about cost intelligence, project controls, safety leadership, environmental stewardship, site execution and the application of AI to mining construction management.

Project Management

EPC, EPCM or Owner-Led? Choosing a Delivery Model for a Mining Capital Project

EPC, EPCM or owner-led? How mining owners should choose a delivery model, what each one trades off, and why the owner still needs its own team.

Oct 2026 · 4 min readRead

Project Management

Meet Praetorian at the CIM Capital Projects Symposium 2026 in Toronto

Praetorian will attend CIM's Capital Projects Symposium 2026, 8 to 10 November in Toronto. Book a meeting with Femi R. Farinu, VP Technical Services.

Oct 2026 · 2 min readRead

Project Management

Commissioning and Turnover on Mining Projects: What Owners Must Control

Commissioning is where mining projects most often lose time and money. Five points owners need to control, from construction verification to ramp-up.

Oct 2026 · 4 min readRead

Project Controls

Why Mining Construction Projects Go Over Budget - and What Actually Fixes It

Cost overruns in mining construction are not accidents - they are the predictable result of specific failures in estimates, risk allocation, and owner's team structure.

Sep 2026 · 6 min readRead

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