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Resource development and production decisions must be based on bankable geological information. SGS is the global leader in providing trusted expertise to the mining and exploration industries. We offer complete mining, exploration and engineering solutions at all stages of resource development, from reconnaissance through to production and eventual mine closure and reclamation.
Mining
SGS offers a broad range of services to the mining industry, aimed at reducing risk and enhancing value. We have over 25 years of experience providing computer-assisted ore reserve estimations and are known globally as the experts in orebody modeling and reserve evaluation. Our expert services include:
- Orebody modeling and resource estimation
- Pit optimization and production scheduling
- Software consulting solutions
- Independent qualification and technical reports
- On-site general training or short courses on specific topics
Exploration
From the initial planning to the logging and testing of core samples, every exploration stage requires expertise and ethical excellence. SGS professionals can help you in the following areas:
- Management of exploration programs by experienced geoscientists
- Supervision of drilling and core logging
- Complete drill core testing at accredited SGS laboratories
- Mobile Metal Ion exploration geochemistry (MMI™)
- Exploration Mineralogy (Explomin™) using QEMSCAN electron microscopy
- Geometallurgical ore characterization (Geometallurgy)
- Geological mapping from large to local scale
- Topographic surveys
- On-site geochemical labs
Geotechnical and Hydrogeological
SGS professionals can offer you the following comprehensive and cost-effective geotechnical and hydrogeological consulting services tailored to meet your site-specific needs:
- Slope stability analysis in open pit mines and quarries
- Complete investigation of soils, rock and groundwater
- Erosion control
- Drainage analysis
- Pond design and stability
- Waste dump design
- Instrumentation, monitoring and training
- Fractures and structures inventory survey
- Anchorage and safety wire mesh installation
- Rock body monitoring and catastrophe prevention
- Cliff survey
Mine Closure and Reclamation
As the production stage of your mine comes to an end, SGS is there to guide you through the process. With the immense responsibilities involved in closing a mine, you need a trusted partner. Our expert services at the project closure and reclamation stage include:
- Mine site reclamation and closure plan
- Landscape analysis and inventory
- Visual impact study
- Land development and landscape architecture
- Concept and design of waste dumps
- 3D animations (exploitation, progressive reclamation)
- Site works (management, field supervision, plantations and transplantations)
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