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Having participated in and led several due diligence exercises, we know what to focus on to ensure an effective outcome. This may take the form of a valuation, purchase/participation strategy, or walk-away scenario. Starting with a comprehensive generic due diligence formula, we customise the scope specifically to the nature of asset, owner and investor taking account of the market, technology, geography, resource, environment, and influential stakeholders. We are able to draw on a diverse set of international associates and specialists to develop specific discipline solutions or a complete turnkey assessment.  

Putting a measure of success and budgeting for exploration activities is always challenging. Ultimately, effective exploration comes down to the right people making informed decisions using experience and insightful judgment. We can assist you by identifying those individuals required to set your exploration program on the right path and by providing critical progress reviews. Exploration planning is a live process and needs to be updated continuously. It is critical that your service suppliers are contracted to provide the necessary flexibility to enable continuous optimisation. We have first-hand experience in supplier selection (geological advisors, drillers, logistics, laboratories and geo-modellers) and will identify the relevant entry points for hydrogeological and geotechnical data gathering to ensure efficient use of funds, efficient project development schedules and solid geomodel results.  

OTR can identify the most suitable skillsets to design, review and optimise your life of mine plans. As organisational priorities respond to external economic stimuli, you will need to review your operational focus, be it short-term cash flow or long-term NPV maximisation. We can assist you in short-term optimisations and adjustments or refocus your operation to maximise performance against specific metrics. We work with some of the sharpest minds in the industry in orebody modelling, evaluation, open pit and underground mine design, financial valuation, equipment selection, and metallurgical optimisation. Before you appoint a consulting firm to "fix" your project or operation, ensure you have defined the objectives and critical questions to answer. Giving your management consultant a blank canvass is taking to giving them a blank cheque!

In addition to being a critical part of mine design, fleet selection has ongoing input requirements. Whether you are a greenfield start-up operation reliant on outsourced mining services, or a mature operation with your own fleet, ensure that your assets are being used effectively by reviewing operator practices, maintenance methodologies, fleet matching, and energy consumption. Our associates can assist you by drawing on their experience to improve fleet productivity and reduce operating costs.

Whether your investment needs to meet World Bank EP, IFC PS, customer certification, internal policies or national legislative standards, it will be budget constrained. As a critical input to any bankable feasibility study, you will need a solid estimate and identification of any red-flag issues, be they biological or anthropological. Your ESIA needs to be designed with the end in mind, e.g. a relocation or compensation program, set-aside or offset, the ESIA needs to be focused on delivering actionable Environmental and Social Management Plans. We can lead this initiative for you, identifying cost-effective resources to deliver your ESIA and ESMP and integrating these requirements into your project delivery strategy.  

Going beyond "licence to operate" you need to ensure that you have positive employees, supportive communities, constructive NGOs, and local and national government support for your investment. We can assist you in developing a stakeholder map and management plan. This will then drive your specific initiatives, including CSI, livelihood restoration, stakeholder reporting, and engagement forums. We will identify the need for specialist interventions and services proactively to avoid a scramble for assistance.  

Management guru Peter Drucker famously said, “If you can't measure it, you can't manage it.” This is particularly relevant for the mining industry. With a foundation in your designs, you need to ensure that your team and individual KPIs are aligned to ensure organisational objectives. You then need the measurement systems to capture the data to inform assessments and manage recognition and rewards. With the proliferation of IT solutions and devices, it has become possible not only to collect data, but analyse and forecast performance using technology (statistical analysis, AI/learning algorithms, etc.). Depending on the maturity and complexity of your organisation, investment in automated or manual data collection and analysis may provide significant payback. Let us review your needs and determine if there is a business case for investment.  

Inbound or outbound, this is undoubtedly a significant part of your construction and operations cost. Opportunities are always present including in how multi-modal systems are developed, choice of port, back-haul opportunities and dead-legs from other industries. Risk mitigation is equally important with regard to fuel price volatility, infrastructure condition and supplier reliability. If you haven't reassessed your inbound and outbound logistics solution in the last six months, consider doing so.  

How well do you know your existing and future customers' pain points? We use a Value-in-Use assessment methodology to determine a fair price for your product that maximises value for both you and your customer. With an international network of traders, buyers, shippers and technical advisors, we can assist you in your customer selection process, price negotiations and transport solutions.  

• Performance is based on people. The right people with the right intrinsics given the right training and experience. Hence success starts with selection. Through first-hand experience, we know who the effective recruiters are, both locally and globally, and when to ask for what level of service at what price. Be it a retained search or a simple success fee, providing your recruiter with the correct mandate is critical. 

• Our Human Capital associates can develop succinct job descriptions and, if necessary, focused psychometric assessments to improve your probability of successful recruitment, performance and retention. 

• Ongoing performance management pays dividends. Your organisation needs company, team and individual KPIs aligned to your tactical and strategic objectives. We can assist in the development or enhancement of your KPIs to enable clear target setting and transparent performance assessment to ensure motivation, retention, and if necessary, separation of the individuals within your organisation. 

• Do you proactively demonstrate your organisation's commitment to moral and ethical behaviour? In today's business environment, it is key to be able to demonstrate that you have trained and assessed your key stakeholders to ensure ethically compliant behaviour. This should include employees, executives, directors, suppliers, and key government stakeholders. We can assist you in developing tailored solutions to policies, procedures, training, and annual assessments, ranging from paper-based to online training, assessment and certification systems. 

• Board effectiveness is critical to organisational success. This starts with your constitutional documents, supported by a well-defined board calendar and the identification of critical board committees. We can assist in drafting board and board-committee charters to enhance the planning, execution, and assessment of board performance. 

• If your investment is through a Joint Venture, you will face additional challenges in aligning objectives. By ensuring that your constitutional documents are developed to equitably enhance all parties’ mutual interests, potential conflict can be averted. We work with some of the best joint venture advisory firms, steering them to develop real outcomes to ensure effective joint ventures.