AMC HILL OF VALUE® Strategy Optimization

De-risk your project and hedge against future market volatility with the AMC Consultants Hill of Value™ process

Every mining operation is unique and it takes years of hard-won experience to understand how changes to the economic environment, the physical environment, the mining operation, and the processing plant impact a mine’s future value.

The AMC Hill of Value™ process is a robust and comprehensive assessment of the practical input and scenario combinations to uncover all the strategic options available, allowing you to make informed decisions with confidence.

Detailed assessment with upside and downside analysis identifies your preferred position for maximum return — the best combination of cut-off grade, production rate, mining method, and other design parameters.

Based on unique IP developed by AMC’s very own Principal Mining Engineer, Brian Hall in 2000.
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More inputs and more scenarios enable the world’s most comprehensive model that reduces risk and extracts value across a mine’s life cycle.
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Creates your unique AMC Hill of Value™ that’s dynamic and site-specific.
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What our clients say about us

Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation (Pty) Ltd

"AMC Consultants helped us de-risk our Rosh Pinah asset and identified a twofold potential increase in NPV. Their expert team helped us to evaluate all the practical opportunities and select our preferred strategic position with confidence. The work completed has confirmed the potential to increase ore production from approximately 0.7 Mt to 1.3 Mt per year — resulting in Rosh Pinah becoming a significantly lower cost zinc producer. We are pleased with the ROI delivered by AMC, and we have engaged them to complete the mining components of the Rosh Pinah Expansion “RP2.0” Feasibility Study."
- Christo Horn, Chief Operating Officer

Vedanta Resources Plc.

"AMC has helped us identifying the real production potential of all mines & also to do the benchmarking of most of our operations. This has helped us to develop long-term plans for our all operations & also helped us to see the opportunities to enhance the operation performance with compare to other Global peers to get best value out of each operation. Always recommending to have long term relations to get best from any mining project."
- LS Shekhawat, COO-Mines-HZL

Lynas Corporation

"Speaking from a mining geologist perspective and attending a 1 week training session with Brian I found it completely un-siloed; Brian is the real deal and I would highly recommend attending."
- Mark Carder – Senior Mine Geologist

AngloGold Ashanti

"AMC’s Benchmarking Studies, in conjunction with their detailed Operational Analysis studies, at AngloGold Ashanti’s Continental African Region operations provided us with insights into the key drivers of open pit mining performance and the potential operating cost savings that could be realised. AMC were able to provide an independent analysis of the current and future cost bases for each operation. They provided valuable input to the AngloGold’s Mining Task Force Project."
- Ludwig Eybers, Senior VP Continental African Region

OZ Minerals Limited (Prominent Hill Project)

"AMC’s Benchmarking and Operational Analysis Study provided OZ Minerals with insights into the key drivers of open pit mining performance. The study analysis enabled the mining department to develop and implement targeted business improvement plans."
- Prominent Hill Project

OZ Minerals Limited

"Contract negotiations were made transparent by using productivity and cost data from AMC’s Open Pit Benchmarking. The data identified opportunities for equipment productivity improvements, which translate to lower unit mining costs. With transparent data, we were able to negotiate a schedule of rates which benefits both the client and the contractor."
- Robert Boyd - Mining Manager

Birla Nifty Copper Mine

"I have utilised the AMC Benchmarking service in a number of underground mining operations for which I was responsible. The information gleaned enabled the management team to assess the operations performance against similar producers to determine focussed performance improvement plans. Immediate and longer term strategies were developed that ensured the robustness of the operation in a challenging environment. The base information provided in the AMC Benchmarking is an invaluable tool for those wishing to optimise their existing operations."
- Sam Roesler, General Manager