Opening ceremony for AMC’s office in Moscow

After 25 years of supporting Russian clients from its global offices, AMC Consultants (AMC) is pleased to announce the opening of its ninth office, this time in Moscow. To be led by Mark Chesher, a mining engineer with more than 35 years experience, the office will provide a gateway for clients in Russia to access the global AMC team.

To mark this important step, AMC hosted an opening ceremony in early October to coincide with its presence at MINEX Russia. The Ambassador of Australia to the Russian Federation, Peter Tesch, joined AMC’s Managing Director, Patrick Smith, and other senior AMC figures in officially opening the office.

Ribbon-cutting ceremony

“The opening of this office reflects the growing importance of Russia in AMC’s business model and, in our view, the importance of Russia in the global economy and the mineral resources sector. After completing 88 jobs in Russia, 55 in last four years alone, we are confident in our ability to positively contribute to the development of the Russian mining industry” said AMC’s Managing Director, Patrick Smith. “We are very fortunate to have a mining engineer of Mark Chesher’s competence and experience leading this office and look forward to continuing to help clients unearth a smarter way to mine from Moscow”.

Clients, partners, suppliers, industry bodies, magazines and journals were present at the opening event and welcomed AMC’s new permanent presence.

“It was a pleasure to support the opening of the AMC Moscow office. There is a growing global awareness of Australian resource industry technology and experience and AMC opening a representative office in Moscow is further evidence of the trend. I wish them every success in their venture” said the Ambassador of Australia to the Russian Federation, Peter Tesch.

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As part of its Mine Smarter series for the MINEX Russia 2018 Conference, AMC treated attendees to its usual masterclass and podium presentation, this year on the topic of geometallurgy. Mark Chesher (Technical Director – Russia), Yevgeniy Antonov (Principal Mining Engineer), and Rob Chesher (General Manager, Brisbane), and Ian Lipton (Principal Geologist and Geometallurgy Practice Leader), presented at the masterclass with the latter also presenting at the podium.

About AMC Consultants

AMC Consultants (AMC) is a global consultancy firm dedicated to helping miners find smarter ways to unearth hidden business value. It helps mining leaders evaluate opportunities, solve hidden productivity challenges, and improve performance across the mining cycle.

At its core, AMC answers four key needs: evaluate, develop, improve, and transform. Since 1983, AMC has helped miners evaluate potential mining projects or investments and develop world-class mining operations. While its Improve and Transform divisions have delivered more than $5 billion in bottom-line growth opportunities.

With 8,000+ projects for 1,800+ clients in 111+ countries across 60+ commodities under its belt, AMC’s global team has seen most challenges. And chances are, it has created a smarter solution to solve them. How? Using its smart data system. Built over 30 years, it is the world’s most comprehensive site-level validated data and it underpins every AMC report. This data also powers AMC’s Dynamic Mining Intelligence™, which provides data-driven advice so miners understand where their next win is, fast.

Beyond its data, it is AMC’s unique approach and its people that keep clients coming back year after year. AMC’s Geometallurgical Assessment assesses each operation like the living, breathing ecosystem it is, providing miners with the complete picture. In addition, AMC only employs career miners, people who understand both the art and science of mining, and won’t avoid the reality of the challenge.