Capabilities
From resource opportunity to project execution
Mineral development in Malaysia requires more than resource identification. Site access, ground conditions, water management, environmental controls and infrastructure directly affect whether a resource can be developed successfully.
WHEMR combines mineral-development capability with the civil and project-delivery experience of WHE Bina. Each proof point below is labelled with its source: WHEMR, a WHE Bina project, or the earlier career of a named staff member.
Resource identification & exploration
WHEMR screens prospective areas on geological and commercial grounds, then designs prospecting and sampling programmes for the areas worth pursuing. Current programmes cover tin, silica and quartz, and WHEMR is evaluating ion-adsorption clay opportunities for non-radioactive rare earth elements (NR-REE).
- WHEMRProspecting for tin, silica and quartzEvaluation of ion-adsorption clay opportunities for NR-REE.
- WHEMR teamAhmad Zuhdy Mohamad, Mining ConsultantCertified by the Institute of Quarrying Malaysia as a Competent Driller for down-the-hole and horizontal directional drilling, soil investigation and mineral exploration.
Geology, geophysics & sampling
Field geology and ground investigation show where a deposit sits, how the surrounding ground behaves and how water moves through it. Those findings set the sampling programme and later shape the site design.
- Earlier career, Ir Abdul Rahim OsmanGeological mapping of highway cut slopes at Pos SelimResearch assistant at Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1999 to 2000, including software analysis of how rock structure affects cut-slope stability.
- Earlier career, Ir Abdul Rahim OsmanNational Slope Master Plan studyHazard mapping and assessment, and geological mapping for slope remediation at Bukit Kijal, Kemaman, as a geotechnical engineer with Mohd Asbi & Associates.
Laboratory & technical evaluation
Samples are analysed for grade, mineral composition and impurities. The results feed a technical evaluation of recovery potential and a development concept for each deposit.
- WHEMR teamDr Nor’ashikin SaimPhD in Chemistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Associate member of the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry since 1994.
- WHEMR teamDr Halila JasmaniPhD, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Former head of the BSc (Hons) Chemistry (Forensic Analysis) programme at Universiti Teknologi MARA, where she taught spectrochemical methods of analysis.
Regulatory & environmental coordination
A mineral project in Malaysia needs mineral tenure from the state authority, an operational mining scheme approved by the Department of Mineral and Geoscience under the Mineral Development Act 1994, and environmental approval from the Department of Environment. WHEMR prepares and coordinates these applications, and projects proceed subject to the applicable state and federal approvals.
- WHE Bina staffAbdul Razab Ibrahim, Environmental OfficerPreviously Environmental Protection Manager at Malaysian Newsprint Industries from 2012 to 2023, running EIA compliance audits and ISO 14001 audits.
- WHE BinaRegistered with CIDB, the Ministry of Finance, PETRONAS and SPANRepeat contracts with JKR Terengganu, the State Secretary of Terengganu and the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development.
Civil & site engineering
A mine site needs access roads, cleared and drained working platforms, and cut slopes that stay stable through monsoon rainfall. WHE Bina has repaired failed slopes in Terengganu, Pahang and Perak, and its Technical Director spent nine years designing slope stabilisation and excavation support before joining the company.
- WHE Bina projectLandslip repair, Tanjung Metong, Tasik KenyirHulu Terengganu · 2009 · RM1.24m · subcontractor
- WHE Bina projectSlope rehabilitation and drainage, Kolej Matrikulasi PerakGopeng, Perak · 2008 to 2009 · RM1.73m · subcontractor
- WHE Bina projectLandslip repair on the PROSDET rural access roadLipis, Pahang · 2011 · RM1.00m · main contractor for the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development
- WHE Bina projectDevelopment works, Pulau BesarMerang, Setiu · 2008 to 2009 · RM2.62m · subcontractor. WHE Bina’s PETRONAS licence also covers road and pavement construction.
- Earlier career, Ir Abdul Rahim OsmanRock and soil slope stabilisation, open excavation and tunnel supportNine years with Perunding ZNA and Mohd Asbi & Associates, including rock stabilisation for the Jabal Omar development in Makkah.
Water, drainage & environmental controls
On a Malaysian mine site, runoff has to be collected and settled before it leaves the site, process water has to be piped and pumped, and river banks and shorelines near the works have to be protected from erosion. WHE Bina has delivered each of these types of work.
- WHE Bina projectDrainage improvement, 50 MWac Sepang solar farmSepang · 2025 to 2026 · RM4.70m · main contractor for TNB Sepang Solar
- WHE Bina projectEcological and bioretention drainage, Kwasa DamansaraSungai Buloh · 2016 to 2019 · two packages, RM5.34m · subcontractor to WCT Construction and TSR Bina
- WHE Bina projectRural water supply reticulation, Zone 1BNegeri Sembilan · 2012 to 2013 · RM3.24m · main contractor for the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development
- WHE Bina projectPipework, pumps and flow meters for a tank farm, Tok Bali Supply BasePasir Puteh, Kelantan · 2015 · RM3.41m · subcontractor
- WHE Bina projectCoastal and river protectionPantai Batu Buruk, two phases, RM18.8m, and geotube shoreline protection in Kemaman · 2007 to 2010 · subcontractor
Project delivery & operating readiness
Before extraction starts, a project needs site offices, a laboratory, workshops and stores, built to programme and run safely. WHE Bina has delivered 16 building and facility contracts, including design and build work for Terengganu state clients, and holds a SCORE rating for management and technical capability.
- WHE Bina projectImtiaz Yayasan Terengganu school complexMarang · 2023 to 2027 · RM100.0m · design and build for the State Secretary of Terengganu · in progress
- WHE Bina projectMBKT administrative complex, Southern BreakwaterKuala Terengganu · 2015 to 2022 · three packages, RM26.1m · certificate of appreciation from JKR Terengganu
- WHE BinaSCORE three-star rating, 2025Awarded by CIDB and SME Corp Malaysia for management and technical capability; valid to July 2027.
- WHE Bina staffProject management and site safetyA senior contract manager, civil and M&E project managers, a safety and health officer and site safety supervisors. See the team.
Process
Project development process
How WHEMR takes an opportunity from first assessment to a developed site.
- 01
Site screening
Initial geological and commercial assessment.
- 02
Exploration & sampling
Field programme, drilling where required, and laboratory analysis.
- 03
Resource & technical evaluation
Grade, mineral composition, recovery potential and development concept.
- 04
Approvals & development planning
Mineral tenure, environmental approvals, operational plans and engineering.
- 05
Site development & operations
Civil works, infrastructure, commissioning, and extraction where commercially viable.
Projects advance through each stage subject to technical, regulatory and commercial viability.