o Conduct mineral reserve and resource analyses, aggregate and other industrial mineral quality testing/analyses, geologic mapping/modeling, hydrology studies, report and map preparation with recommendations for land owners, geologists, mining engineers or senior management. Reports include geologic maps, cross-sections, and detailed resource evaluations.
o Perform U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Class 3 Rip Rap and Armor Stone Certifications.
o Manage exploration and geologic evaluation of greenfield sites, expansion of existing mine operations, or strategic potential acquisitions, including drill crew supervision.
o Interact or represent owners with various federal, state, and county regulatory agencies related to groundwater, surface water, land disturbance activities. UST abandonment and remediation, and mine safety.
o Identify rockfall hazards and recommend slope stability mitigation methods.
o Experienced using Colorado Rockfall Simulation Program (CRSP) to determine rockfall hazards and potential slope reconfigurations to minimize rockfall occurrence. CRSP studies can be utilized to ensure mine plans provide a safe working environment.
o Use Rock Pack and CRSP software to evaluate slope safety factors, which are recognized as industry standards for slope stability evaluations by MSHA and other regulatory agencies.
o Compliance with regulatory agency standards and citation reviews
o Provide phase 1 audit of property for real estate transactions.
o Provide thin section analysis of aggregate materials in accordance with the ASTM C295 specification.
o Provide petrographic analysis of concrete in accordance with the ASTM C856 specification.
o Conversion of legacy geographic information and databases into a geographic information system.
o Turn-key GIS databases that provide comprehensive support for identifying potential mineral resource exploration targets.
o UAV imaging and processing (FAA Part 107 Certified)
o Property assessments of natural hazards risk including flood, landslide susceptibility, karst, and other site-specific risk potential.
o Assessments of geological factors and relationships to human health concerns
o Services to the legal and law-enforcement community