Mine Water, Tailings & Environment

Infra Tech Pacific provides a range of services to the mining and oil/gas industry for planning, operational, and closure phases.

We are able to apply a range of skills to solving problems relating to surface water at or near mine sites. We have a thorough understanding of the standards required to maintain operations and the significant problems that can threaten mine operations.

Mine Site Water Management

  • Mine water management plans
    • Flood risk assessment
    • Rainfall-runoff modelling
    • Hydrology & hydraulic assessment
    • Site drainage infrastructures design
    • River diversion design
  • Water quality impact assessment
  • Erosion & sediment control plans
  • Dewatering  discharge management​
  • Mine water supply &  wastewater management

Tailings  Storage Facilities (TSF)

  • Tailings dam & impoundment pond  feasibility study and design
  • TSF hydrological study
  • Riverine tailings disposal impacts study on rivers & wetlands water quality, sediments & ecosystems
  • Integrated waste management facility study
  • Waste rocks dumps impacts assessment and design
  • Environmental assessment and monitoring program design

Mine Closure & Environmental Approval

  • Open-pit mine closure design and environmental restoration planning
  • Baseline environmental monitoring
  • Environmental monitoring program design and implementation
  • Mine environmental approvals documentation
  • Mine completion criteria development and implementation