We know that caring for the life cycle of a mine means preparing in advance for a mine’s end-of-life plan, and many mine owners are seeking to start those arrangements now. We help clients develop and implement environmentally sound, socially responsible, and economically feasible plans for closure and reclamation.
When possible, we follow a “begin with the end in mind” approach, knowing that closure, reclamation, and possible reuse is the end goal of every mine.
Geosyntec supports closure and reclamation in the following ways:
- Closure plans
- Integrated closure planning (assessment and management of closure requirements)
- Geomorphology and landform design
- Mine water and waste management
Our environmentally sound and economically feasible plans for closure often include the following:
- Baseline characterization
- Reclamation planning
- Environmental auditing
- Water and wastewater management
- Mine dewatering
- Closure design
- Waste storage facility management
- Landfill and repository design
- Cover/liner design for containment and ground improvement, including clay and geosynthetic
- Vegetation or revegetation
- Treatability studies
- Biotreatment
- Reclamation construction oversight