Mining & Forestry
3D Scanning and Fabrication for Remote, High-Consequence Industrial Sites
Mining and forestry processing facilities share a specific set of challenges: remote locations, aging infrastructure, limited access windows, and facilities that were built and modified over decades without consistent as-built documentation.
When a shutdown window opens at a mine site or a pulp mill, there’s no local fab shop down the road. The part needs to arrive ready to install — and if it doesn’t fit, the cost of mobilizing again is significant.
OnSite3D delivers engineering-grade laser scanning, verified fabrication, and VDC coordination to mining and forestry clients across Canada and the US. Conditions verified. Parts fabricated to fit. One accountable partner.
Remote Sites Don't Forgive a Spool That Doesn't Fit
At a remote mine site or a northern pulp mill, the cost of a non-fitup event isn’t just the rework — it’s the remobilization. Getting a fabrication team back on site in a remote location adds days or weeks to a shutdown that was already scheduled to the hour.
The root cause is almost always the same: fabrication was based on drawings that didn’t reflect the actual installed configuration. Someone assumed the legacy record was accurate. It wasn’t.
OnSite3D captures actual field conditions before fabrication begins — so the part that arrives on site is the part that fits.
Scan, Fabricate, Deliver — Built for Remote Industrial Sites
As-Built Capture & Digital Twin
High-accuracy 3D laser scanning of existing process facilities — crushing and grinding circuits, conveyors, mills, kilns, digesters, recovery boilers, and associated piping and structural systems. Results hosted on WebShare and accessible to your engineering and maintenance teams regardless of site location.
Scan-to-Fabrication
Point cloud registered against the design model, deviations flagged before fabrication. Replacement piping, structural components, and process tie-ins fabricated in our RoboFab facility to verified tolerances — ABSA AQP certified. Laser QA before every piece ships. Arrives on site ready to install.
Shutdown & STO Support
Pre-shutdown scope validation, virtual assemblies to confirm fit-up before the window opens, in-shutdown dimensional support for tie-in issues, and post-shutdown as-built to capture the updated record.
Facility Documentation & Asset Programs
For mining and forestry operators managing multiple sites or preparing for capital upgrades, OnSite3D provides structured facility documentation and recurring scan programs that maintain current as-built records across the portfolio.
94.36%
Spool in-tolerance on laser QA (CN-1001)
98%
Off-site prefabrication achieved (Acid Gas Injection Upgrade)
48 hrs
Planning estimate turnaround
75–80%
Proposal award rate
83 sites
Under active OnSite3D asset program
ABSA AQP
Certified — CS, SS, Monel, Inconel
Services for Mining and Forestry Execution
3D Laser Scanning
Engineering-grade point cloud of existing process facilities — crushing circuits, mills, piping, structural, tie-in points.
As-Built & Digital Twin
WebShare-hosted facility model — accessible to engineering and maintenance teams regardless of site location.
Scan-to-Fabrication
Replacement piping and components fabricated to verified tolerances — arrives on site ready to install.
Virtual Assemblies & 4D Simulation
Pre-shutdown fit-up validation, rigging studies, sequencing — resolved before the window opens.
Turnaround & STO Support
Pre-shutdown capture, in-shutdown dimensional support, post-shutdown as-built.
Brownfield Engineering & MRO
Modification packages and tie-in engineering from verified scan data — ABSA AQP stamp.
Why Mining and Forestry Operators Choose OS3D
Remote Site Discipline
Our workflow is built around the reality of remote industrial sites: the shutdown window is the constraint, remobilization is expensive, and parts need to arrive ready to install. Verified conditions and pre-validated fit-up aren’t optional — they’re what makes remote execution viable.
Difficult Environment Scanning
Mining and forestry process facilities present unique scanning challenges — dusty environments, overhead conveyors, complex structural frameworks, and equipment that can’t always be taken offline for access. Our scan teams have experience in these conditions.
Fabrication You Can Ship Anywhere
ABSA AQP certified fabrication across CS, SS, Monel, and Inconel. Laser QA on every component before it ships. We’ve supported projects across Ontario, Quebec, and Labrador mining operations in addition to our Western Canada anchor market. If it can be shipped, we can fabricate it to fit.
One Vendor from Scan to Delivered
Scan, VDC, engineering, and fabrication under one contract. No coordination chain between a survey firm, a drafter, and a fab shop that’s never been to the site. OnSite3D owns the full scope — and owns the outcome.
Western Canada, Ontario/Quebec/Labrador, and Beyond
OnSite3D’s active mining and forestry footprint spans Western Canada and the Ontario/Quebec/Labrador mining corridor. Our scan teams mobilize to remote mine sites and processing facilities across the country.
Tell Us Your Scope
Send us the facility, the shutdown window, and what needs to be replaced or modified. We’ll come back within 48 hours with a planning estimate.
No commitment. No generic proposal. A real answer for your mine site or processing facility.
Calgary, AB
587.325.9996 — Western Canada: mine sites, processing facilities, brownfield modifications
Grande Prairie, AB
780.567.2939 — Northern operations: remote site mobilization, upstream and processing
Ontario / Quebec / Labrador
Active mining corridor — scan mobilization and fabrication delivery