Through experience gained on many projects, Geo-Solutions understands the complexities of working at mining facilities. Many of Geo-Solutions field crews have received extensive training for safe work practices at mining facilities, both through MSHA managed and site specific courses. Geo-Solutions work at these facilities includes geotechnical improvement, e.g. slope stability, liquefaction potential, or bearing capacity improvement, water control, and environmental remediation. Geo-Solutions maintains strong relationships with many of the major players in the mining industry through an ongoing commitment to safe and quality work practices.
Mining Case Studies
Kirkland Lake, ON: Single Auger Soil Mixing
Macassa Tailings – Shear Key Construction Single Auger Soil Mixing Macassa Mine Complex Kirkland Lake, Ontario Significant Project Features: • In Situ Soil Mixing (ISSM) to a maximum depth of 41.9 feet (12.8 m) below ground surface. • Geotechnical improvement of low strength tailings material with Portland cement to facilitate future tailings dam expansion and... Read More >Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Description of Work: As a part of the new South Tailing Pond at the Suncor mine, a slurry cutoff wall was constructed to help isolate the mine from a nearby wetlands and Athabasca river. Groundwater from the mine was otherwise collected in wells and reused at the mine. It was... Read More >Coushatta, LA: Oxbow Mine Dewatering Cell #6
Significant Project Features: Soil Bentonite Slurry Wall 8,500 Linear Feet. 576,000 Square Feet. Maximum of 82-feet deep Target Average Permeability of 1 x 10-7 cm/s Background: The Oxbow Mine is a surface lignite coal mine just west of the town of Coushatta, Louisiana. The Oxbow mine yields approximately 550,000 tons... Read More >Coushatta, LA: Oxbow Mine Dewatering Cell #7
Significant Project Features: Soil-Bentonite Slurry Wall around the future Cell #7 of the coal mine 12,111 Linear Feet. 788,804 Square Feet. Maximum of 76-feet deep Target Average Permeability of 1 x 10-7 cm/s Background: The Oxbow Mine is a surface lignite coal mine just west of the town of Coushatta, Louisiana.... Read More >Jeffrey City, WY: McIntosh Pit Reclamation, Impoundment Sealing Project
Background: The McIntosh Pit is a former uranium mine that has been undergoing a multi-phase reclamation. The previous mining operations and deposit of tailings created the No. 2 reservoir at the site. The No.2 reservoir is being reclaimed as a recreational site by the DEQ. Project Objectives: Geo-Solutions was contracted by... Read More >Contact Us
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