NMS was established in 2012 by Nick Slade, who is the Founder and Principal Mining Engineer.

Nick is an internationally experienced mining professional offering 27 years’ management and technical experience in operating, consulting and project development roles.

He has a career on projects and operations around the world, including senior technical and leadership roles in Ecora Resources PLC (formerly Anglo Pacific Group), Pala Investments, Trafigura, Glencore (formerly Xstrata and Mount Isa Mines) and Golder Associates, as well as Non-Executive Director of Kasbah Resources Ltd. He holds a Queensland (Australia) First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency for Underground Metalliferous Mines.

Significant experience in base metals mining having successfully managed 6Mtpa underground operation, leading roles in due diligence for equity and offtake interests, and project management/technical leadership of mining projects.

NMS specialises in providing underground mining services across a range of disciplines in a holistic manner considering practical, technical, economic and management perspectives.

NMS also provide services to support aspects of surface mining across the hard rock mining industry and can draw on external partners to assist in additional fields of work as required including: Mineral Resource Estimation, Mine Geology, Mineral Valuation, Environment & Social Management and Mineral Processing to provide a broad range of client tailored professional solutions.

NMS’s experience, people and contact details are available through this website.