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The sheer breadth of services offered by CMA and its business partners mean that however complex or specialist your requirements are, we will be able to help. From feasibility studies and project financing, to technical consultancy and performance benchmarking, you will find CMA’s bank of knowledge and experience can improve competitiveness.
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Management and technical consulting
CMA provides technical and management consultancy to state industries, public and private sector mining, metals and energy companies. We harness our wide-ranging international experience, network of business contacts and the skills of our high calibre staff and associates to add value to your business.
CMA is happy to work either on a specific consultancy assignment or as facilitators, liaising with senior staff within a client’s organisation.
Working with Management
CMA staff offer many years of combined experience working within junior to major 'blue chip' company environments. Assignments have included carrying out or assisting with corporate planning functions such as competitor and SWOT analysis, planning and appraisal exercises, audits and economic modelling. In particular recent services to a range of Clients have included:- Anticipation of trends affecting mining company performance
- Development of corporate strategy to address future issues
- Quantification of strategy in terms of potential added shareholder value
- Facilitation of internal discussions
- Planning, execution and evaluation of strategy
- Benchmarking of key performance indicators
- Identification of e-commerce threats and opportunities
- Health, safety and environmental audits and advice
- Community and sustainability performance assessments and reporting
Technical Serves
The wide experience of CMA staff in managing the Privatisation of State Mining and natural resources companies has built up a fund of knowledge and particular lessons learned that can be applied to optimise the Privatisation process. In addition close relationships with leading Industry consultants allows optimal technical and management specialists to be put together for particular assignments at competitive rates. Some recent services have included:
- Corporate valuation of a gold exploration and mining company
- Benchmarking of key mining company performance indicators
- Identification of e-commerce threats and opportunities
- Health, safety and environmental audits and advice
- Community and sustainability performance assessments and reporting
Business Development
Mining companies often wish to grow or diversify their interests. Through its wide range of international contacts and specialist country and commodity knowledge, CMA can offer a unique facilitating role to parties seeking to grow or change the shape of their business. Recent assignments have included advice on mining business development in Former Soviet Union countries, mining and commercial opportunities in Brazil and Guyana, and identification and promotion of a range of opportunities in Jordan.In particular our services concentrate on:
- Identification of creative and profitable business opportunities
- Negotiation and direction of new ventures in difficult or unfamiliar
locations
- Defining risk management profiles for each region and business type
- Ensuring growth and financial targets are achieved
Operational Services
In addition to providing corporate management and technical services, CMA and its associates:
- Are highly experienced in undertaking Due Diligence exercises for
banks, financiers, lawyers, insurance companies and mergers & acquisitions
targets
- Have access to an extensive database of open pit and underground mine
statistics, built up over several years and covering a variety of geological
environments, commodities and metallurgical and qualitative variables.
A proven diagnostic tool, the indices enable comparison against industry
norms and ‘best in class’ performers.
- Carry out operations performance assessment using industry specific
diagnostics to provide recommendations for improvement
- Develop and implement change management programmes
- Provide training workshops and facilitation of discussions
- Compile HSE, community and sustainability reviews, planning and performance assessments against ‘best in class’
- Provide representation services for companies outside UK and Europe who wish to have a UK base
Government Advice
CMA and its associates have worked with bodies such as the European Community, United Nations, government ministries and institutions, the World Bank (IBRD and IFC), the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) and governments in Africa, South America, the Pacific Rim and the former Soviet Union. Recent work has included advising the Governments of Jordan, Armenia and Turkmenistan.
Our aim is always to develop mining sector frameworks and structures that are streamlined, internationally competitive and attractive to investors. Our services include:
- Mining sector reviews and promotional documents
- Mineral policy definition
- Advising on legal and fiscal frameworks to promote an effective and
competitive Mining and Oil and Gas Codes
- Advising on institutional restructuring to ensure efficient planning,
management, control and reporting of natural resources sector activities
- Identifying likely investors and joint venture partners and assisting
with negotiations
- Marketing opportunities and assisting with financing options
- Macro economic modelling of the impact and contribution of the mining
and petroleum sectors to the national economy
- Advising on the formulation of government policy and performance benchmarking
- Running workshops and training sessions for government staff and contractors …/
Project Development Services
Once particular opportunities have been identified, projects need to be thoroughly and carefully evaluated, modelled and managed in order to ensure their success.
Within this context specific services offered by CMA include:
- Establishing business and opportunity search criteria
- Evaluating and quantifying country, commodity, technical, political,
financial and overall business risk profiles for new opportunities
- Conceptual evaluations
- Pre-feasibility studies and full feasibility studies into new ventures
- The production of ‘bankable’ documents and help in raising
finance
- Preparing information documents for Initial Public Offerings (IPO)
and marketing opportunities
- Compiling ECPM (engineering, construction, procurement management)
scope of work/terms of reference documents
- Adopting the role of owner’s or banker’s representative during construction or subsequent operations
Contract Services
With a wide-ranging network of contacts throughout the industry, CMA is accustomed to acting as facilitator for a range of mine and oil company services. As we know the top league service providers in each sector, we are able to assign experts to identify key issues, recommend solutions, shortlist and, ultimately, select the best company to provide the solution or rectify the problem. Particular contract services that have been advised on or facilitated by CMA include:
- Exploration and production drilling
- Contract mining and transportation
- Process plant management
- Management contracts for complete mining and oil and gas operations
Cost Reduction Initiatives
With metals, coal, minerals and oil prices all generally declining in real terms, there is increased pressure on companies to continually search for cost reduction initiatives to maintain profitability whist remaining competitive in the market place.
From its recent experience CMA offers a range of creative and innovative cost reduction solutions to help clients maintain or improve their position on the worldwide commodity production cost curves. CMA reviews areas for potential savings including:
- Vertical and horizontal Supply chain management
- Outsourcing non-core services (contract services)
- Security, risk assessment and logistical aspects
- Improved processes for staff selection, training and rationalisation
