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Mining Overview Oil and Gas Mining Power Generation Industrial and Manufacturing Government and Regulatory Agencies	Home > Experience > Industries Served > Mining Oil Sands ● Coal ● Base Metals ● Industrial Minerals ● Geology and Exploration ● Mine Engineering ● Surface Mines ● Underground Mines ● Handling and Processing ● Mine Management Consulting ● Safety Audits ● Loss Control Programs Norwest offers a wide range of services related to surface and underground mining of coal, oil sands, base metals, precious metals, industrial minerals and other deposits. Our capabilities continue to grow to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients. From initial exploration concept to successful development of world-class mining ventures, Norwest professionals can help you make the most of your mining investment. Our services include: Exploration services Exploration programs Drilling and field programs Resource assessment 3-dimensional digital computer modeling Resource characterization Reserve and resource estimation Geostatistics Surface and Underground Mines Mine design and planning Mine cost estimating Computer simulation Equipment selection and specification Benchmarking, productivity, and efficiency studies Operations management consulting Economic, financial, feasibility, and valuation studies Mine safety and loss control programs Processing / Materials Handling Plant layout Process design Mine infrastructure design Capital and operating cost estimates Construction management Plant commissioning and start-up Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering General geotechnical engineering Surface and underground mine design engineering Stability investigation and hazard mitigation Impoundment design and construction management Environmental Planning and Management Environmental assessment and management Mine permitting Mine closure, landform re-grading, and reclamation design Environmental due diligence Water resources management Surface and groundwater hydrology	Case Study: Mining Regulatory Approval for Mine Lease Boundary Solution Situation: Two adjacent oil sand mining operations were required to develop a mine plan for the common lease boundary area that would minimize resource loss while maintaining the integrity of the separate fluid tailings storage for each operator on their respective side of the boundary. Solution: Norwest integrated the geological models, mine plans, and mining schedules for the two operations and developed a number of boundary solutions, ranging from a full in-place dyke of undisturbed material to a fully constructed dyke comprised of geotechnically competent waste material from the two operations. In all cases, the dykes were designed to meet the appropriate dam safety requirements for fluid storage. The contending options were narrowed down to a small number of possible alternatives via a process of macro-level costing. Comprehensive mining schedules, boundary plans, operating and capital cost estimates, and resource loss estimates were developed for the final set of alternatives and reviewed with the two clients as well as representatives of the regulatory authority, the Alberta Energy and Utility Board. Result: The Board and both clients accepted the recommended alternative for implementation as part of the long-term mine and tailings plan for each of the operations.
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