Who we are

Ordana Consulting is a specialist underground mining engineering consultancy providing execution oriented support to operations, project teams, and leadership groups.

We work alongside site teams to stabilise production, improve mine performance, and deliver technically sound, operationally realistic outcomes.

Led by Principal Mining Engineer Louise Faint, Ordana brings structure, clarity, and technical rigour to complex underground challenges — bridging the gap between technical services and operational delivery.

Louise is an experienced underground mining engineer, with over 13 years experience across multiple underground metalliferous mines across Australia. She has worked across operational leadership, mine planning & scheduling as well as continuous improvement roles. She is passionate about improving the interface between technical services and operations, to ensure safe delivery of key metrics for both mine operators and contracting partners.

Core Capabilities

Operational Support & Performance

  • Development and production rate analysis & improvement

  • Equipment utilisation, TKM and haulage analysis

  • Risk identification and mitigation in active operations

Technical Leadership & Advisory

  • Superintendent and leadership team support

  • Interface between planning, geology, geotechnical and operations

  • Technical governance and assurance

  • Coaching and upskilling of site engineers

  • Independent technical advice to owners and operators

Underground Mining Engineering

  • Mine planning across all time horizons

  • Scheduling review & optimisation

  • Technical review and peer support

  • Mine design validation and constructability reviews

  • Cost modelling & budgeting

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