Why Hire Ellis?

  • World leader in accurate appraisal of the market value of gold and other mineral properties.
  • Many years of experience conducting mineral appraisals as an expert for litigations.
  • Our clients are often foreign companies, with mineral properties in U.S. or foreign locations.
  • Up-to-date credentials for appraisal of charitable donation value for income tax filings.
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Testimonials

I have known Trevor Ellis and his firm, Ellis International Services, Inc., for 30 years and have had the pleasure of working with him regarding many projects involving mine property appraisal and valuation. Trevor has always exemplified the highest ethical standards while completing even the most challenging projects within demanding deadlines and at a fair and reasonable cost to his clients.

- Jack M. Merritts

Your work ethic was exemplary and your honesty and integrity in your work product beyond reproach. Because of your help we were able to obtain the largest eminent domain verdict in the history of the state of Connecticut. If it was not for your assistance in this case, I do not believe we would have achieved the tremendous result we obtained for our client.

- James J. Skelton

As our expert you were able to provide tremendous assistance in educating us, and the court, concerning the different qualities of the rock, its age, the location of granite seams, [and] the amount of granite gneiss on the site. Your thorough, hands on inspection of the site, your tremendous knowledge of geology and the mining industry, and your thorough preparation, in my opinion, created the foundation of our recovery.

- R. Bartley Halloran

Trevor, I want to thank you for your competence and integrity — a beacon for your industry…. There is no greater legacy for any of us than to be thought of as a person of strong character and integrity. You are the gold standard — and I know you know a little something about both gold and standards.

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    - Robert Parker

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Supporting Services

The primary service provided by EIS is Market Value Appraisal (Market Valuation) of mineral properties (including mines and quarries) and royalty and other partial interests in the properties. EIS also selectively conducts valuation of mineral businesses and valuation of damages and losses to such businesses.

Most market value appraisals that EIS conducts are based on the current documented technical knowledge of the mineral property, or the lack thereof, including mineral resource and reserve estimates, and current or readily available product market information. That is, EIS generally does not generate new knowledge about a mineral property before determining its value.

However, EIS may selectively provide a number of supporting or supplementary services when conducting appraisals, particularly if the intended use of the valuation is a litigation use. Sometimes significant efficiencies and advantages for the client are achieved by having these services conducted by the same person or group, especially if provided as part of the mineral valuation assignment. Mr. Ellis has testified as an expert in court on a number of supporting services that EIS has provided.

The following are the main supporting services, some of which may be provided through subcontract:

Our Supporting Services

  • Appraisal of Surface Real Estate – In addition to land surface, this includes building structures, timber and water rights.  Ellis is a Certified General Appraiser licensed in Colorado.  Usually he can easily and quickly obtain equivalent licensing in the other U.S. states.
  • Geological Evaluation – Mr. Ellis is a Certified Professional Geologist (AIPG) with 20 years of experience conducting mineral exploration and evaluation of mineral tracts. He maintains professional geologist licensing in some U.S. states.
  • Geostatistics – Geostatistical review may be conducted in-house. Geostatistical modeling may be performed by an associate who is one of the world’s leading geostatisticians (PhD from Colorado School of Mines).
  • Resource Estimation and Reserve Verification – Ellis has been accepted as a Qualified/Competent Person for Mineral Resource-Reserve reporting by western world stock exchanges and for estimates delivered in some courts. (Competency in this regard may be viewed as geology and mineral specific).
  • Due Diligence Investigation – The extent of due diligence performed for verification of the mineral property information is dependent on the client’s needs and the intended use of the valuation report.
  • Mineral Processing Review – An EIS associate is a mineral processing specialist (metallurgical engineering degree from Colorado School of Mines).
  • Environmental Review – Ellis has a number of years of experience as an environmental analyst. An EIS associate has a Master Degree in environmental engineering (Colorado School of Mines).
  • Mineral Product Market Studies – Ellis has a Masters Degree in Mineral Economics (Colorado School of Mines) and has extensive experience in conducting transportation and product supply-demand studies.
  • Preliminary Mine Design and Prefeasibility Study – One of our EIS associates is a PhD mining engineer (Colorado School of Mines), experienced in conducting these services.
  • Project Economic Evaluation – Mr. Ellis specialized in this niche in his masters degree studies, followed by many years of experience conducting economic evaluations of mining and energy industry projects. He has lectured extensively in this niche.