Cost-plus and contract mining expertise
Recovery grounded in the contract structures, schedule-of-rates arrangements and milestone billing that define the mining services sector.
Mining & resources services
Debt recovery for mining & resources services
Contract mining, drilling, FIFO camp services and equipment supply to mines generate large invoices with long payment cycles and frequent scope disputes. Merion recovers mining services accounts on a commission-only basis.
Mining services businesses operate on cost-plus and lump-sum contracts where the gap between work completed and payment received can stretch to sixty, ninety or even one hundred and twenty days. Drill-and-blast contractors, civil and earthmoving firms, underground mining contractors and FIFO camp service operators all carry significant credit exposure on every mobilisation. The operators and mining houses they supply know this, and some use their position in the payment chain deliberately — holding back milestone payments, disputing quantities or rejecting invoices on procedural grounds to extend the float on their own working capital.
Merion recovers commercial accounts for contract mining and drilling businesses, FIFO accommodation and camp services operators, equipment hire and maintenance firms supplying mine sites, and specialist resources services providers. We understand the contract structures common to the sector — cost-plus, lump-sum, schedule of rates and EPCM arrangements — and the quantity and scope disputes that arise from them. Recovery is grounded in the contract, the site instructions and the invoice documentation, and we move with the speed that a high-value, long-cycle account demands.
How we help
Recovery tailored to how you get paid
Scope and quantity disputes
Clear, factual handling of disputes over quantities, variations and scope — the most common source of held payments in mining services.
High-value, fast escalation
Large accounts in a high-cash-flow sector deserve fast, professional action — not a queue.
Mobilised and worked — now get paid for it
Mining services invoices are among the largest commercial debts in the economy. Don't let them age past recovery.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Do you work with contract mining, drilling and FIFO camp services businesses?
Yes — contract mining and civil earthmoving businesses, drilling contractors, FIFO accommodation operators and equipment suppliers to mine sites are all clients we work with. Account sizes in this sector are typically large and the recovery is proportionately significant.
How are scope disputes and quantity disagreements handled?
We review the contract, the site instructions, the quantity documentation and the invoice before acting. Where the dispute is about measured quantities or approved variations, we establish the factual basis before making contact — a documented position resolves more than pressure in a sector where operators have legal teams.
What does recovery cost?
Commission-only on what we recover, agreed in writing before we start. For large mining services accounts, the commission is agreed as part of the initial discussion. The appraisal is free.
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Mining services invoices outstanding?
Refer them — the appraisal is free and the recovery is commission-only.