Management Consulting Practice Benefits: Expanded Sales Revenues Lower Costs Increased Profits Minimize Capital   In Depth Analysis: Operational Assessments Strategic Business Planning Feasibility Studies Market Studies Liability Transfers     Profits Improvement & Growth Since 1999 Mid-America has advised business owners and corporate executives who desire to grow their business and increase profits through lower costs, expanding markets and sales, solving complex strategic problems, and/or acquisitions.    Mid-America can effectively solve problems and identify growth opportunities because our consultants are seasoned mining experts who have the breadth of industry experience necessary to identify problems as well as their solutions.    Mid-America's clients include aggregates producers, coal companies and various other mining companies. They vary in size from small family owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies such as Bechtel Corporation.   Comprehensive Disciplines Our management consulting practice focuses on identifying opportunities for business growth and increasing profits by applying the following comprehensive disciplines: Operational Assessments Develop profit improvement plans by systematically evaluating mine/quarry operations, historical performance, mine plans and budgets for ways to lower costs and capital requirements. Strategic Business Planning Develop long-term business plans for improved profitability and corporate growth. These comprehensive projects combine operational assessments, feasibility studies, and market studies to develop long-term business plans and pro forma financial statements. Feasibility Studies Evaluate project economic viability and identify risks and opportunities impacting future performance and profitability. Includes traditional business development investigations combined with a review of technical and operational considerations. Market Studies Determine mine's/quarry's competitive market position and identify business expansion opportunities by evaluating the dynamics of existing versus future market supply and demand. Liability Transfers Quantify the extent of the existing reclamation liability (both physical and financial) and develop and implement a plan to reduce the exposure. Often the solution is a reverse sale of the affected property combined with a definitive transfer of the liability by means of a combination of contractual obligations, permit and bond transfer, and liability insurance.   Representative Assignments The following examples provide a brief summary of representative assignments.   Strategic & Operational Assessments Louisiana Sand & Gravel Company Comprehensive Marketing, Operational and Financial Assessment of the 2 million ton per year sand & gravel producer. Project represented a Buy-Side engagement for Mid-America. Central Appalachia Coal Company Strategic Operational & Financial Assessment of several East Kentucky and West Virginia coal mining operations. 17 million tons of annual sales and $470 million of revenue. Comprehensive Assessment for restructuring officer included site inspections and a review of historical performance, mine plans, budgets, capital requirements, reclamation obligations and management culture Market Studies Midwest River Quarry Comprehensive Market Study of waterborne construction aggregates along the lower Mississippi River and Gulf Coast (target market). Feasibility Studies Kentucky Industrial Mineral Producer Feasibility Study to determine the economic viability of the company's plans to expand its clay operations to include development of a large silica sand deposit. Included technical and market assessment, and the development of a long-term financial and capital plan. Domestic Coal Company Feasibility Study to determine the economic viability of developing a large underground coal deposit located in southern Illinois. Included a technical, operational and market assessment, and the development of long-term pro forma financial statements and capital development budget.

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