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AMC presents and the Open Pit Operators Conference 2022

AMC Consultants is pleased to return to the AusIMM Open Pit Operators Conference that will take place in Perth 21-22 June 2022 at Crown Perth.


As part of our committment to continuing to develop our industry, AMC Principal Mining Engineer, Jonathon Nortier, will present the paper "A tailored solution to determine plant capacity using strategic analysis" on Tuesday 21 June. This and all other presentations will de available on demand after the conference.

Presentation: A tailored solution to determine plant capacity using strategic analysis


This paper discusses the benefits of completing strategic mine planning to identify project configuration options to assist in the selection of the processing plant throughput rate (Capacity Study) for a large greenfield open pit gold mine. The processes described in this paper allowed for the basis of design to then be set for subsequent studies at a risk profile acceptable to the owner.


When? Session 3: Tuesday 21 June 2.20-2.35 pm

Abstract: Click here to access the abstract.


Ian Lipton

Jonathon Nortier

Director/ Principal Mining Engineer

  • Short bio

    Jonathon Nortier is a mining engineer with 15 years’ experience in the planning, evaluation, and operation of open pit mines. He has wide-ranging exposure to open-pit mining operations including, truck and shovel management, drill-and-blast, fleet management systems, pit development and sequencing. He is also experienced in pit optimization, mine design, strategic scheduling and the use of a variety of software packages including Datamine, Whittle and Minemax.

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