Case Study
AERIS RESOURCES
Aeris Resources Unlocks Efficiency and Cost Control with IDU
ABOUT AERIS RESOURCES
Aeris Resources is a mid-tier base and precious metals producer with a copper-dominant portfolio that includes three operating assets, a maintenance mine, a long-life development project, and a proactive exploration portfolio. It has a strong growth pipeline, an aggressive exploration program, and active merger and acquisition considerations. The company is supported by an experienced board and a lean operating model. Aeris focuses on building partnerships with key communities, investors, and workforce stakeholders.
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE
Aeris Resources faced a complex budgeting and forecasting environment in a multi-asset, mining-focused business. With a need to manage costs across copper-centric operations, a manual, fragmented process threatened accuracy and timeliness.
TheQuarterly rolling forecast depended on mining physicals, creating bottlenecks and limiting the ability to perform timely analysis and scenario planning.
The organization also aimed to shift focus from number crunching to investigation and strategic advising, while maintaining clear visibility of costs against budgets for improved cost control.
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THE SOLUTION
IDU provides a user-friendly, integrated budgeting, forecasting, and reporting platform tailored for mining industry needs. By automating the budget process around mining physicals, and enabling rolling forecasts each quarter, IDU centralizes budgets, forecasts, and actuals, and links them to cost generation.
The solution supports real-time collaboration across managers, centralized assumptions, and advanced scenario capabilities, with seamless data flows from SAP or Pronto into IDU and onward to Power BI for month-end reporting. This empowers Aeris Resources to focus on analysis and value-added insight rather than data assembly.
A PARTNER IN SUCCESS
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"We are thrilled to see how IDU has benefited Aeris Resources over the years. The successful integration with both SAP and Pronto highlights the flexibility and adaptability of our solution. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Aeris Resources and supporting their growth and efficiency improvements across their operations." - Rob Jones, IDU
“Overall, IDU has been an integral part of Aeris Resources, streamlining our budgeting and reporting processes and providing valuable insights into our financials."
Brian Thorpe, Commercial Manager, Aeris Resources
THE RESULT
Faster budgeting cycles – Automated budgeting driven by mining physicals delivers faster, smoother cost generation with improved timing.
Centralized budgeting – Consolidated budgets, forecasts, and actuals enable a unified view that enhances consistency and reduces errors.
Enhanced cost visibility – Managers can easily review costs against budgets, promoting clearer cost management across the business.
Sharper analytics focus – Focus shifts from number crunching to investigation and advisory, improving analysis quality and decision-making.
