Compass Security Risk Management COMPASSSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT REQUEST CONSULTATION
Selected Project Experience · Mining & Critical Infrastructure

BUILT IN THE OPERATION.

Compass applies security risk management where design decisions have operational consequences — from greenfield mine construction and security infrastructure to aviation, crisis readiness, high-value logistics and the transition into production.

EnvironmentRemote / Complex
Project LifecycleConstruction → Operations
Security ModelIntegrated
DeliveryDesign → Implementation

Selected Case Study

The following project profile is deliberately sanitised for client confidentiality. It demonstrates the breadth of work delivered across a major East African gold development without publishing sensitive site layouts, security procedures, routes, schedules or protective measures.

Major Gold Development · East Africa

Security Function Design & Operational Readiness

End-to-end security risk management across a remote mine transitioning from construction into operations, integrating physical security, government liaison, contracted guarding, technology, aviation, crisis management and high-value product movement.
Multi-Workstream Delivery
Operating Challenge

A rapidly developing mine required a security model capable of protecting people, critical infrastructure and high-value assets while construction activity, workforce levels, access routes and operational priorities changed continuously. The environment included cross-border exposure, artisanal mining pressure, remote logistics, community interfaces and the requirement to integrate public and private security providers.

Compass Delivery

Security was treated as an operational system rather than a guarding contract. Governance, manpower, infrastructure, technology, procedures, intelligence and crisis response were developed as connected workstreams and aligned to the mine's transition into production.

Security Management Plan65-SOP Readiness RoadmapSecurity Risk RegisterContractor Governance & KPIsAccess Control ArchitectureCCTV / SOC IntegrationVPSHR & RUF FrameworkCrisis & Evacuation Planning
Operating ModelConstruction → Production
Security CoverageSite + External Environment
AssuranceRisk-Led Governance
DeliveryEmbedded Leadership
Aviation Security

Remote Airstrip Security Design

Security planning for a remote project airstrip supporting executive, investor and operational movements.
Design & Readiness
Requirement

Develop a security concept that connected airside access, passenger movement, vehicle control, emergency response and wider site security while accommodating aviation regulatory requirements and changing aircraft options.

Work Delivered

Airstrip security requirements were incorporated into the wider security architecture, including access governance, movement control, response planning, aviation SOP development and coordination with project and aviation stakeholders.

Airstrip Security ConceptAccess & Movement ControlAviation SOPsEmergency Integration
High-Value Logistics

Multimillion-Dollar Gold Movement Planning

Security risk assessment and protective planning for gold consignments moving from secure production areas into the onward export chain.
High-Value Asset Protection
Requirement

Design a defensible movement concept for multimillion-dollar gold consignments while considering custody transfer, aviation and ground options, vehicle suitability, armed protection, route exposure and the interface between mine security, specialist logistics providers and refinery requirements.

Work Delivered

Multiple transport concepts were assessed across ground and aviation options. The work addressed security ownership, custody transfer, protective transport, threat monitoring, logistics-provider engagement and refinery due-diligence concerns without exposing operational routes or procedures.

Gold Transport Security RAGround / Aviation OptionsCustody & Responsibility ReviewProvider Due DiligenceRefinery Security AssuranceProtective Vehicle Assessment
Physical Security

Mine-Wide Security Architecture

Layered protection designed around critical assets, people, access points and the operational footprint.
Design → Implementation
Requirement

Move from construction-era security arrangements toward a scalable production security model covering accommodation, process infrastructure, high-value areas, explosives, utilities and the wider licence footprint.

Work Delivered

A layered architecture combined guarding, observation positions, patrols, access control, biometrics, CCTV, communications and a future SOC model. Security infrastructure was tied to risk and operational priorities rather than installed as isolated systems.

Guard Force RestructureObservation Tower RoadmapBiometric Access ControlCCTV / PTZ IntegrationRadio GovernanceSOC Planning
Crisis & Business Continuity

Crisis Response & Evacuation Architecture

A tiered crisis framework connecting security intelligence, emergency response, management escalation and evacuation decisions.
Preparedness
Requirement

Provide leadership with a structured method to understand deteriorating external security conditions and make proportionate decisions before an incident directly affected the operation.

Work Delivered

A tiered response model linked threat proximity and indicators to management actions, movement controls, emergency structures and evacuation planning, supported by exercises and crisis-management training.

Crisis Response PlanEvacuation FrameworkThreat TiersCMT / EMT IntegrationExercises & TrainingExecutive Reporting

Capability Demonstrated

Security Governance

Plans, SOPs, risk registers, assurance, contractor governance and operational reporting.

Physical Security

Layered protection, access control, guarding, surveillance, communications and SOC design.

High-Value Assets

Protective movement planning, custody considerations, logistics-provider engagement and security assurance.

Aviation

Remote airstrip security, movement control, procedures and emergency integration.

Crisis Management

Threat monitoring, escalation thresholds, crisis structures, evacuation and exercises.

Security & Human Rights

VPSHR-aligned provider governance, training, rules for use of force and assurance.

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