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Life of Mine 2023

AMC Consultants is proud to be a name badge and lanyards sponsor for the Life of Mine Conference in Brisbane from August 2nd to 4th, 2023.


On Day 3 of the conference (Friday, August 4th), Jayson Tolley, an Advisory Lead member of AMC (Strategy Optimization), will be presenting during Session 10 of the program.


Jayson's presentation, titled Getting your cut off grade policy right for better ESG outcomes, will take place just after midday.

Jayson Tolley

Advisory Lead – Strategy Optimization

August 4, 2023 | Session 10

 11:40 AM - 11:55 AM
Getting your cut off grade policy right for better ESG outcomes

Presented by Jayson Tolley

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Getting your cut off grade policy right for better ESG outcomes

The shift towards clean energy technologies is having a significant impact on the mining industry, with the demand for minerals such as copper, nickel, cobalt, lithium, manganese, and graphite increasing exponentially. To meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, mineral requirements for clean energy technologies would need to quadruple by 2040, and to achieve net-zero globally by 2050, mineral inputs in 2040 would need to be six times more than today.
The most significant driver of mineral demand is electric vehicles (EVs) and battery storage, with lithium seeing the fastest growth, and copper demand doubling over the same period due to the expansion of electricity networks globally. The demand for these minerals is expected to rise significantly as investments in clean energy technologies continue to grow in the future. As the world moves towards a decarbonized economy, the minerals industry is under increasing pressure to reduce its environmental and social impacts and meet the increased demand for minerals.
Mining companies are facing additional challenges due to the depletion of near-surface mineral deposits globally, with more mines transitioning from open pits to underground. The transition to underground mining requires the right strategy to economically access deeper mineable inventories and to keep up with future clean energy technology demands to achieve net-zero globally by 2050. One key way to achieve this is through decarbonization using ‘green’ mining technologies such as replacing current primary diesel mining fleets with battery electric vehicles (BEVs). However, these measures through electrification overlook the bigger opportunity to maximize the socio-economic returns from the mine while also reducing the overall carbon footprint.

Meet our team at Life of Mine

Glenn Mathieson

Principal Mining Consultant


  • Short bio

    Glenn has over 15 years of experience in open pit coal and oil sands mining in Canada and Australia specializing in long range planning, strategic optimization, tailings management, and cost modeling. Glenn has a strong strategic planning skillset and passion for practical, data driven decision making and has experience in identifying high value projects and establishing processes to solve complex problems into clear actionable insights. Glenn has experience with several specialist mining design, scheduling, and financial modeling software packages. Prior to joining AMC, Glenn has worked for Suncor Energy in Canada where he was the mining engineering specialist at the Fort Hills operation, supporting long range planning groups and strategic development projects overseeing design, scheduling, tailings, closure, and financial modelling disciplines. Glenn also has experience in open cut coal operations, having worked for Rio Tinto in Central Queensland at Blair Athol and Clermont Coal operations in a range of technical, leadership and operational roles.

In Attendance

Jayson Tolley

Advisory Lead – Strategy Optimization


  • Short bio

    With more than ten years of experience in the mining industry. The core focus of his work has been based around underground hard-rock mining, with a particular skill set in engineering design, detailed mine planning and scheduling, financial analysis and project management. Jayson has experience using numerous specialist mining software programs, which he combines with his problem solving and leadership skills to provide bespoke mining engineering solutions. Jayson can manage a team on any given mining project, be it technical or corporate, and utilize his capabilities with engineering design plus financial modelling, together with a key understanding of the project economics to deliver top-quality projects to clients. 

"Cut-off Grades and Optimizing the Strategic Mine Plan"

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