Mining Engineering

The mining industry is a continually changing, competitive environment. GHD mining professionals understand both the business and technical issues involved in delivering optimum project outcomes for your business.

GHD specialists support every stage of your mining and quarrying project life cycle. Our capability and commitment can develop a mining prospect, operation or expansion plan.

GHD systems synthesize the geological, mine planning, materials handling, metallurgical, tailings and environmental management, operational requirements and financial aspects of mining to enable the many conflicting objectives in mine development to be addressed and optimal solutions found.

From concept to mine closure, our professionals provide unique integrated, innovative and financially viable solutions to mining issues that match your business requirements.

Our multi-disciplinary teams work with our client team to add value through quality engineering and scientific practices.

Strengths

• mining feasibility studies
• due diligence and corporate governance
• risk assessment and management systems
• system reliability evaluation
• mine design
• operational to long-term mine planning and scheduling
• overburden removal and waste dump design
• mine closure and rehabilitation design
• equipment selection and scoping
• design of mine infrastructure components: conveyor formations and civil works, roads, fire service systems, buildings, drainage and dewatering systems
• geological resource assessment
• coal quality evaluation
• hydrogeological investigations and modelling
• geotechnical investigation, design and slope stability monitoring and prediction
• geotechnical and groundwater geophysical surveys and geophysical logging
• design, installation and monitoring of mine dewatering systems
• regional monitoring and prediction of mining environmental impacts
• project management of design and construction activities for mine infrastructure
• advice on contractual and legislative impacts of mining
• mine technical training and operational advice
• mine database/GIS and asset management
• quarry design
• legislative work plan submissions

For more information, contact:

Paul Currie  [tel 61 3 8687 8167]  [email]