Mining Capability Statement
Mining Capability Statement
Western Australia’s leading independent team with a proven track record in groundwater/ hydrogeology, surface water/ hydrology, auditing, contaminated land management and development projects. We combine reliable expertise with regulatory knowledge, delivering high quality output and performance on time and budget. We welcome technically challenging projects from commercial & government clients
Groundwater Resource Exploration
• Desk appraisal
• 26D Exploration Licenses
• Geophysical exploration
• Design/ supervision of drilling programs
• Test pumping (AS2368)
• Monitoring programs
Potable and Process Water Supply
• Potable water analysis and interpretation
• Source protection assessments
• Multiple barrier (ADWG 2004)
• Monitoring program design and implementation
• Sustainable yield assessment
Borefield Construction and Development
• Design/ supervision of bore construction
• Hydraulic testing
• Pump/ riser selection and installation
• Wellhead design
• Pipeline design and construction
Dewatering
• Design of dewatering programs
• Implementation and management
• environmental factors/ beneficial uses/ impacts
• Modelling assessments
• Subsidence assessments
• Water inflow/ disposal/ reuse/ reinjection
Numerical Modelling
• Regional/ catchment/ local
• Borefield interference
• Radius of influence
• Dewatering assessments/ design
• Groundwater/ surface water interaction
Surface Water/ Hydrology:
• Open pit evaporation
• Modelling
• Rainfall/ Run-off/ Infiltration
• Water balance Contamination
• Site investigation
• Hydrochemical sampling/ analysis/ interpretation
• Solute transport modelling
• Risk assessment
• Design & implementation of contaminant recovery programs
Hydrogeological Reports
• Groundwater well licensing (Form A, 5C license to take groundwater)
• (SWP19) Hydrogeological assessments, H1, H2 and H3 level
• Preparation of operating strategies
• Borefield Monitoring Reviews (BMRs)
• Operating license compliance
Aquifer Storage and Recovery/ Managed Aquifer Recharge (ASR/ MAR)
• Initial appraisal
• Numerical Modelling
• Hydrochemical modelling (phreeqe/ netpath)
• Water treatment
• System design and implementation
Tailings Dams
• Design of monitoring programs
• Seepage appraisal
• Groundwater quality impact
• Reporting
Acid Rock Drainage (ARD)
• Investigation
• Acid/ base accounting
• Management planning
• Cover design
• Neutralisation
• Dewatering management plans
Geology/ GIS:
• Interpretation
• Geophysics
Stuart Jeffries
Hydrosolutions Pty Ltd
