GGC offers a wide range of geotechnical services to mining operation. From scoping level to active operations, and through to site closure. We are well-traineded in providing practical, cost-effective, and integrated solutions. We experience from coal, metals, and oil sand operations.

 

Our expertise covers the following mining aspects: slope stability, design of earth structures, mine waste management, instrumentation and monitoring programs, mine closure planning, tailings management, and rock tunnel support design.

 

Our Mining Geotechnical Services include:

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1, Geotechnical Designs:

• Detailed designs for open-pit slopes.

• Detailed designs for waste dumps and rock piles,.

• Slope stability assessments and evaluation of stabilization methods.

• Infrastructure offset or boundary assessments.

• Tailings dam and earth dam structure design.

• Mine closure and reclamation.

• Rock tunnel and shaft support design.

 

2, Operational Support:

• Evaluation of re-sloping options

• Optimization design based on detailed site information.

• Geotechnical support for operating mines, from short to long range planning.

• Building material suitability studies to optimize the reuse of mine waste for construction.

• Design instrumentation layouts and perform instrumentation monitoring programs.

 

3, Other Areas:

• Construction inspection and quality control

• Tailing dam/dyke safety review