WSP Mine Engineering & Stability

SOQ | Mine Engineering & Stability

MINE STABILITY

WSP OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF SLOPE ENGINEERING AND MINE STABILITY, PROVIDING SAFE, RELIABLE, AND EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS FOR BOTH OPEN PIT AND UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS. Our diverse team of rock mechanics engineers, geological engineers, geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists utilize advanced techniques in modeling, instrumentation, risk management practices, and characterization of rock properties to minimize uncertainties and provide solutions to complex issues facing our clients and mine operations. „ Operational support – Ground Control Management Plans, audits/ inspections and secondment roles „ Geotechnical data collection programs ■ Mapping and drilling campaigns „ Ground support design (UG and Civil) „ Pit wall design „ Stope, pillar stability and underground mine sequence assessments „ Block Caving studies „ Fractured reservoir modeling (FracMan & Petrel) „ 3D Photogrammetry and remote (drone) monitoring „ Use of complex numerical modeling codes, including: ■ FLAC/FLAC 3D, UDEC/3DEC, PFC, ELFIN, MAP3D, FRACMAN „ Incorporation of complex geometry and constitutive models „ Lidar surveying of pit slopes „ Calibration of complex geologic models through back analysis „ Scope of services include: ■ Dynamic analyses including seepage and seismic loading ■ Coupled thermal and hydrogeochemical analyses ■ Mine design optimization

■ Incorporation of transient behavior ■ Discrete fracture network simulation

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