AMC explores some key changes anticipated within the next JORC Code revision and explains why understanding these changes is crucial for mining success.
Nick Szebor and Ian Lipton, AMC Principal Geologists, attended the Deep Sea Minerals conference in Bergen, Norway, in October 2022. Ian has been actively involved in the deep sea minerals sector for a number of years working on projects including the Solwara sea floor massive sulphide deposit and polymetallic nodules in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ). The deep sea minerals sector has also presented an opportunity for Nick to go full circle and incorporate his degree in Ocean Science with his work as a geologist in the mining sector.
AMC Consultants congratulates its own Principal Geologist Mark Burnett for being published as part of Routledge's new academic title Routledge Handbook of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development (edited by Natalia Yakovleva, Edmund Nickless).
Although we have known about vast deposits of polymetallic nodules on the sea floor for nearly 150 years, their exploitation has only recently advanced to a realistic feasibility stage.
Whatever your touchpoint to iron ore mining, be it in the banking, finance, independent advisor or company sector, you likely require expert technical advice that spans geology, mining, geotech and corporate, if not a combination of all these.
This is the first in a series of articles on phosphate and phosphate mining and is intended as being an amuse-gueule before we start on the technical stuff.
AMC is pleased to announce the appointment of Corne Yzelle as the Advisory Lead for the Business Transformation and Operational Excellence team, based in our Cape Town office in South Africa.
AMC Consultants is pleased to participate in the Minefill Seminar at the ACG 26th International Conference on Paste, Thickened and Filtered Tailings, which will take place 16-18 April in Melbourne, Australia. Globally recognized expert in backfill, Tony Grice, will travel from AMC's office in Vancouver to offer a workshop as part of this important conference.
AMC Consultants has teamed up with the AusIMM to offer the Business Optimisation, Performance and Improvement Short Course. Featuring two of our experts on the topic, it will cover value maximization and de-risking mining projects through good strategic decision making and high performance, exploring both key drivers of value in mining projects as well as understanding of better strategic risk management.