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Mining Services

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Mine Engineering & Permitting
(Gold, Silver and other precious minerals)


DEC is experienced in a wide range of mining services, specializing in permit writing, general mine design, and reclamation design. DEC has performed mining projects in the United States, Canada, Central America, Europe.  Examples of design services rendered are outlined below;

  • Water Pollution Control Permits (WPCP)
  • Plan of Operations (PoO) 
  • NI 43-101Technical Reports
  • Resource estimates - pit design
  • Heap leach pad design
    • Liners, ponds, fluid systems, reclamation
  • Waste dump design, tailing dam design
  • Process water solutions, piping, tanks, pumping
  • Mining haul roads, access roads
  • Groundwater studies - modeling and analysis
  • Solid Waste and Sanitation Permit Applications
  • Air Quality Permit Applications
  • Reclamation bond calculations
  • Storm Water Management
  • Hazardous materials management
  • Rapid Infiltration Basin (RIB) design
  • NEPA compliance - EA, baseline Studies, EIS support



Featured Projects


Hannukainen Mine
 Lapland, Finland, Mining above the arctic Circle...More




 Independence Mine
Major design aspects included:
Haul Road, Service Roads, Heap leach pad, Hydrology

  Aerial Photo - Independence Mine


Drilling operations - Independence Mine

 
 

ix Facilities:

DEC provided design, permitting  and construction observations of the waste water system as well as
design and construction observations of the tailings ponds.

Pond Liner - Golden Phoenix

  Septic System - Golden Phoenix

Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
(Well Design)

DEC performs energy resource services including; Oil and Gas lease investigation, drilling permits; exploration permits and production permitting. DEC prepares geothermal well permit applications.




Photo Gallery



DEC Designed Mine Site, Nevada

AutoCAD Render of a mine site design

Heap leach liners  & tailings pond design

Site Prep -  Ponds
   
 Heap Leach Liners - Nevada