Nov , 10 2025
A Project Manager's Guide to Remote Mining Camp Housing From my experience as a project manager, the fastest way to lose money on a remote site isn't bad engineering; it's underestimating logistics. Every day your camp isn't operational, your project bleeds money. Traditional construction in these locations is not just slow; it's often impossible. This is where modular mining camp housing b...
Nov , 10 2025
As a Project Manager, what's one of the biggest hidden costs on a remote site? It's not materials or machinery. It's worker turnover. When your remote worker accommodation is cold, loud, or unsafe, worker morale plummets. Productivity drops, safety incidents rise, and your best people leave. Replacing a skilled worker on a remote mining site is a logistical nightmare that can set you back w...
Nov , 13 2025
On a construction project, the clock is always ticking. Your concrete pour is scheduled, your subcontractors are booked, and every day lost to setup is a day of unrecoverable cost. From my experience, a project's success is often defined by its Day 1 readiness. Your first, most critical asset is "Command Central"—the site office. We've seen PMs try to run a $20M project ...
Nov , 19 2025
As a project manager, I live by one rule: "The cheapest option is almost always the most expensive." Nowhere is this truer than in remote worker accommodation. We've all seen the spreadsheets. A procurement officer finds a prefab unit for $2,000. It looks like a huge win. Then, the logistics quotes come in. The units are bulky and can only ship 2 per container. The assembly requires a speci...