Mining & Industrial · New Hampshire
Mine Feasibility Study in New Hampshire
A mine feasibility study in New Hampshire answers one question: is this project worth building? We write the report in plain language, with the numbers and assumptions laid out so you, your partners, and your lender can all see what the answer depends on. Longmire & Co. covers aggregate, industrial minerals and related operations across the state.
The New Hampshire setting
Glaciated New England terrain with primarily aggregate and industrial mineral operations. The question for a feasibility study isn't whether mineralization exists — it's whether the deposit, the access, and the processing path together support a project that can actually be built and financed.
Town-level zoning and the state's wetlands jurisdiction together set effective project envelopes. A useful report works through each of those pieces in order: how confident we are in the resource, how it would be mined, what we expect to recover, what it will cost to build, what it will cost to run, and what the project is worth at the end if commodity prices and costs come in around where they sit today.
Permitting and approvals in New Hampshire
State permitting in New Hampshire runs through NHDES, with federal agencies involved when federal land, water, or listed species come into the picture. For a feasibility study, the important part isn't the list of permits — it's a realistic schedule: which permit has to come first, how long similar projects have taken, and what kind of bond or financial assurance the project will need to post.
Town-level zoning and the state's wetlands jurisdiction together set effective project envelopes. The report addresses each of these directly — including a reasonable timeline, a working estimate of the bonding requirement, and a clear look at what a permitting delay would do to the project's return.
Built for lenders and investors
A bankable feasibility study in New Hampshire has a specific audience: the lenders, project finance teams, and equity partners who will commit capital based on what's in the report. That audience expects independent work, defensible commodity price assumptions, clear recovery and dilution figures, sensitivity tables that show how the project performs at the edges, and an honest treatment of permitting timeline risk.
In the first conversation, we'll be straightforward about whether the project calls for a scoping-level study, a pre-feasibility study (PFS), or a full bankable feasibility study (BFS) — because the cost and timeline for each is meaningfully different, and you shouldn't be paying for more report than the situation calls for.
Frequently asked
What level of feasibility study do I need for a New Hampshire mining project?
It depends on who the report is for. A scoping study is enough for an internal decision on whether to keep spending on exploration. A pre-feasibility study (PFS) is the right step when you're showing the project to potential financial partners but aren't yet ready for a final investment decision. A bankable feasibility study (BFS) is what a lender or equity partner will expect before committing capital. We'll help you figure out which one your project actually needs.
How do you handle permitting timing in the financial model?
Honestly, and out in the open. We build a real schedule for the NHDES process — plus any federal coordination — and then show what a six, twelve, or twenty-four month delay would do to the project's NPV and IRR. That way the timing risk is visible to everyone reading the report.
What commodities and operations do you cover in New Hampshire?
We cover aggregate, industrial minerals projects in New Hampshire — from new development to expansion of an existing operation to in-situ recovery where it applies. The basic structure of the report is the same; the commodity and process details get adapted to the specific project.
Is your report suitable for project finance use?
Yes. Our bankable studies are written specifically to be relied on by lenders, project finance teams, and equity partners. That includes independent treatment of the resource, defensible commodity price assumptions, clear recovery and dilution figures, line-item capital and operating cost build-ups, sensitivity tables, and a candid risk register.