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Independent advisory · Mining & resource sector

Independent finance advisory for the mining sector.

We help resource operators reduce cost, strengthen performance and build finance capability.

StratumCore brings senior finance leadership and practical capability building to the resource sector — without the big-firm overhead.

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Our services

End-to-end advisory, built for the mining sector.

StratumCore is an independent finance advisory firm based in Brisbane, Queensland. We provide cost reduction diagnostics, financial control and governance, and finance team development to mid-tier mining operators, mining contractors and other asset-intensive businesses across Queensland and Australia.

Cost Reduction

15%+^* productivity and unit cost gains from your existing operation — clarity, priorities, a board-ready savings case, and help to deliver it.

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Financial Control

Get control of operational spend, real visibility into performance, and the governance to scale without bottlenecks.

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Finance Team Building

Build a finance team that drives decisions — leadership development and the Finance Business Partner Academy.

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Procurement

Contractor management, category sourcing and procurement frameworks for operators and growing contractors.

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Our approach

Senior expertise. No juniors. No overhead.

Understand

We start with your actual problem, not a packaged solution.

Design

We build the approach around your business, team, and constraints.

Deliver

We work alongside your people to make the change stick.

About StratumCore

Led by people who have sat in your chair.

StratumCore is principal-led: Wen Khong, Calvin Yong and Melinda Wareing, each with decades of hands-on experience inside mining and resource businesses. Between them, they bring senior finance leadership, operational insight, and a proven track record of delivering real change.

Meet the team

Wen Khong

Principal

Two decades in senior finance roles across BHP, Wesfarmers, BUMA, and Ernst & Young. Deep expertise in finance transformation and CFO advisory.

Calvin Yong

Consulting Principal

Extensive experience across BMA, BHP, Bankwest, and CS Gas. Specialist in leadership development and finance business partnering.

Melinda Wareing

Consulting Principal

Procurement, contracts and supply chain leader with close to 20 years at BHP, Whitehaven, Woodside, Rio Tinto, PwC and KPMG.

Ready to have a different kind of finance conversation?

Tell us a little about your business and what’s prompting the conversation. We’ll come back to you within one business day to set up a call.

Prefer email? wen@stratumcore.com.au

Brisbane, QLD, Australia