IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has announced that Wolf Minerals Limited, an Australian/UK specialty metals company, will be deploying IFS Applications™ as its ERP system when it opens its first UK mine near Plymouth, Devon. The order is valued at £300,000.

Wolf Minerals is developing a major global tungsten and tin production hub at its Drakelands mine, which will produce about 3.5% of forecast world demand for tungsten in 2016. Wolf Minerals’ objective is to have a core set of IFS functionality up and working prior to its full operations, which are scheduled to go live in summer 2015.

Paul Massey, Managing Director, IFS comments, “This is a significant project that will see not only Britain’s first new metal mine for 45 years, but also the development of the world’s third largest tungsten resource. The objective for IFS and Wolf Minerals is to implement finance, maintenance management, HR, payroll and supply chain tools for phase one, with a view to expanding IFS functionality further as the site kicks off operations, including the deployment of the IFS Mobile Work Order capabilities.”

Jeff Harrison, Wolf Minerals UK Operations Manager, said of the decision: “It is imperative that as we implement our new IT system that this is done on the basis of proven, reliable foundations and with applications which are focused on how our business operates and can adapt with the growth of the business. Not only has IFS provided this, but also an excellent consultation throughout this process.”