Elevating Operational Performance

Through experience and applied technology. For miners by miners.

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Our Mission

"We are passionate about improving the efficiency, sustainability, and safety of mining to ensure an accepted and competitive industry for future generations."

- Bernabé López

What We Do

Strategic Consulting

Operational Excellence and Strategy: We align your core operations to achieve efficiency.

  • Cost Control and Operational Excellence Programs.
  • Bottleneck and Project Evaluation.
  • Maintenance and Fleet Management Optimization.

Technology & Digitalization

Applied Technology: We support technology adoption in a smart and structured way.

  • Process automation and digitalization.
  • Advanced analytics for optimization.
  • Evaluation and stress testing of new technologies (Technology Filter).

Ad-hoc Software Development

Tailored Solutions: We develop tools that respond to specific needs.

  • Adaptation to problems that commercial software does not solve.
  • Integration with existing operating systems.
  • Joint work with technical and IT teams.

Our Team

Closing the gap between business objectives and the daily reality of the mine.

Bernabé López

Bernabé López

Founder & Principal Consultant

Mining Civil Engineer with over 15 years of experience leading world-class operations and mining technology development. As Production Optimization Superintendent at Minera Escondida (BHP), he led fleet performance maximization and continuous improvement strategies at the world's largest copper mine. Later, as VP of Product at TIMining, he directed the creation of digital twins and advanced software solutions. Bernabé possesses deep technical expertise in Fleet Management Systems (FMS) and data analytics, bridging the gap between technology adoption and field reality to drive direct productivity gains.

Ximena Araya

Ximena Araya

Associate Consultant

Senior Specialist in Operational Continuity, Reliability, and Risk Management with extensive international experience. Her track record includes critical roles at BHP (Chile) and the Ekati diamond mine in the Canadian Arctic, providing her with a unique perspective on managing operations under extreme environmental and logistical conditions. Ximena is an expert in optimizing maintenance strategies and ensuring the reliability of critical assets. Her technical approach enables companies to identify bottlenecks, mitigate unplanned downtime, optimize OPEX, and guarantee safe, predictable production.

The Altitude Excellence Cycle

Our practical approach to sustainable optimization. Beyond the report.

1

Rapid Operational Audit

A "peer review" of your current bottlenecks (Week 1-2). We identify the gap between the Plan and actual performance.

2

Tactical Plan

We don't deliver a 100-page PDF, but an Action Map with specific, high-impact changes.

3

Field Support

We work with dispatchers and operators in the field to ensure real adoption of the processes.

4

Calibration

We monitor KPIs to stabilize the improvement and ensure your team maintains the results.

Case Studies

Reference projects driven by our team's expertise.

Minera Cobre Panamá

Operational Performance Improvement

Objective:

Improve spotting times and haulage speed.

Key Results:

  • Identification of key impact variables.
  • Correction of loading zone beacons.
  • Detection of speed loss "hotspots".

Implementation Detail:

A deep analysis of dispatch data was performed to identify "invisible" losses in the haulage cycle.

  • Spotting Time: Reduction of maneuver time through operator retraining in simulators and adjustment of loading zones.
  • Ramp Speed: Friction and rolling resistance analysis to optimize road maintenance.
  • Queue Management: Dynamic adjustment of truck assignment to reduce waiting times at the shovel.
Minera Los Pelambres

Drill and Blast Control

Objective:

Optimization and control of the D&B process.

Key Results:

  • Software developed for D&B QA/QC.
  • Control of deviations in collars and powder factors.
  • Integration of multiple fleets, including autonomous equipment.

Implementation Detail:

Development of a custom software solution to close the information gap between mine planning and field execution.

  • Drilling Accuracy: Real-time monitoring of hole deviation relative to the original design to improve fragmentation.
  • Automated QA/QC: Automatic validation of explosive loading to ensure compliance with the powder factor.
  • Interoperability: Successful connection of data from mixed fleets (manual and autonomous) in a single visualization platform.

Connection Capabilities

Connecting operations, languages, and corporate cultures across the Americas.

USA | Canada | Latam

Unified Standards

Bilingual Execution