Services
Engineering, mining and environmental services
Our ten service areas are listed below. Many projects use more than one.
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01
Geotechnical engineering
Soil and rock investigation, foundation and excavation design, and stability checks on slopes, dumps and dams.
Geotechnical engineering- Soil analysis and foundation design
- Tailings and dam statutory inspection
- Open-pit and underground stability modelling
- Underground support audits
- Excavation support design
- Mapping, core logging and rock testing
- Piezometers, Lugeon tests, blast monitoring
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02
Tailings and Engineer of Record
Engineer of Record, independent review and GISTM conformance support for tailings storage facilities.
Tailings and Engineer of Record- Engineer of Record appointments
- Senior Independent Technical Reviewer
- Independent Tailings Review Board membership
- GISTM gap assessments and audit readiness
- Dam safety reviews
- Statutory inspections of tailings dams and rock dumps
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03
Hydrology and hydrogeology
Surface water and groundwater studies for water supply, mining and hydropower.
Hydrology and hydrogeology- Water resource assessments
- Pumping tests
- Hydrogeological investigations
- Surface and groundwater modelling
- Seasonal hydro-forecasting
- Dam foundation permeability testing
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04
Exploration drilling
Drilling for mineral exploration, mine development, geotechnical investigation and groundwater.
Exploration drilling- Diamond core drilling
- Reverse circulation drilling
- Geotechnical drilling and in-situ testing
- Hydrogeological drilling
- Core logging and sampling
- Downhole surveys and programme management
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05
Mining services
Contract mining, ground support and other underground work for operating mines.
Mining services- Contract mining
- Drilling and tunnelling
- Shotcreting
- Underground support installation
- Chemical grouting
- Loading box construction
- Ball mill rubber lining
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06
Mineral processing
Laboratory testwork, plant optimisation and flowsheet design to improve grade and recovery from low-grade ores.
Mineral processing- Mineralogy: microscopy, EPMA, SEM, XRD
- Particle size distribution
- Flotation, gravity and magnetic testwork
- Hydrometallurgy
- Zeta potential and adsorption studies
- Plant optimisation
- Flowsheet design
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07
Environmental services
Impact assessments, environmental management systems, monitoring, audits and compliance.
Environmental services- Environmental impact assessment
- EMS development, implementation and audit
- Waste management
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental risk assessment
- Legal compliance
- Training
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08
Construction services
Building, mechanical, drainage and road works, and concrete quality assurance.
Construction services- Concrete quality assurance
- Building construction
- Mechanical construction
- Drainage construction
- Road maintenance
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09
- GIS installation and configuration
- GIS migration and upgrade
- Database design and loading
- Mapping services
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10
General supply
Pumps, spare parts, PPE, drilling consumables and mining reagents for mines and plants.
General supply- Slurry, gravel, dredge, water and froth pumps
- Mining reagents
- Mechanical and electrical spares
- Light and heavy mobile equipment parts
- Personal protective equipment
- Drilling accessories
Not sure which service you need?
Describe the work and we will advise which services apply.