AMC at SAREIC 2019

AMC Consultants is pleased to return to the South Australian Resources & Energy Investment Conference (SAREIC) for another year, this time placing special emphasis on our Evaluate and Develop offerings. Johann van Wijk, the General Manager of our office in Adelaide, will be joined by Principal Consultant, Andrew Proudman, at booth #3 to represent AMC at this important conference.

SAREIC, now in it’s 18th year, will take place 9-10 April at the Hilton, Adelaide. The conference will celebrate the growth that the state of South Australia has experienced whereby in little more than a decade, it has gone from four operating mines to more than 20, and is rated Australia’s second most popular exploration destination. AMC is excited to have played an important role in this development and looks forward to continuing to help operators mine smarter.

Johann van Wijk

Johann is the General Manager of AMC’s office in Adelaide and a Principal Geotechnical Engineer and has been in the mining industry for more than 32 years. He has held a variety of production, mine planning, technical and management roles through his career and has specific expertise in project management, geotechnical engineering, rock mechanics, risk management, and management of technical teams, in underground and surface mines. Johann has experience in a variety of mining methods and commodities. His geotechnical expertise includes the design, management and review of geotechnical aspects related to shafts, drifts, stopes, longwalls, bord and pillar mining, partial pillar extraction and surface mining excavations.

Andrew Proudman

Andrew is a Principal Consultant at AMC’s office in Adelaide with technical expertise in mine geology, resource estimation, and engineering geology. His broad experience within the mining industry includes mine geology and mine production, resource estimation and modelling, grade control, rock mechanics, pit slope design and underground support, mine planning and development, and exploration.

“Perilya operates two underground lead/zinc/silver mines in Broken Hill (NSW Australia). Southern Operations is a remnant operation targeting 1.5Mt per annum of ore. Potosi Operation is a brownfield operation targeting 0.4Mt per annum of ore.

In the period from 2008 to 2012, AMC Consultants annually reviewed the estimation of the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve for Perilya’s Broken Hill Operations.

AMC’s scope was to provide an independent technical review of the Mineral Resource an Ore Reserve in terms of data quality, process, methodology and with a view to identifying any significant concerns or risks. To meet the scope, AMC engaged with site personnel during the estimation process to ensure that there would be no unresolved issues at the time of public reporting and that the estimates would be reportable in accordance with the JORC Code. Issues identified during the reviews were addressed during the process and recommendations for improvements were implemented in subsequent years.

AMC provided constructive input to the estimation process and assisted site personnel in their roles as competent persons.

AMC’s role was acknowledged in the public reporting of Perilya’s Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve. Perilya found AMC to be professional, competent, and thorough in the provision of this service.”

Justin Woodward – Mine Planning Superintendent, Perilya Broken Hill Limited

“I had twice the opportunity to work with the AMC Mining Consultants Ltd. performing technical audits of our mining operations in Chile.

It is of great advantage to Anglo American that the AMC Mining Consultants Ltd. has a wide range of mining expertise from exploration and evaluation of mineral resources through mine planning, mining schedule optimization to geotechnical assessments in both operational environments: open cast and underground mining.

Indeed, the AMC group met our expectations carrying out its work diligently, with enthusiasm and technical excellence. In the execution of works, the company AMC was exceeding our expectation — proposing solutions and assessing us with eagerness and commitment. The objectives and deadlines were always achieved.”

Tomasz Wawruch – Mineral Resources Manager, Copper Division of Anglo American in Santiago, Chile