Mineclosure Team

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Brian Ayres, M.Sc., P.Eng. 
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O’Kane Consultants - Manager Saskatoon 

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Geotechnical engineering 

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Cover system design, implementation and performance monitoring 

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Erosion control measures and other hydraulic structures 

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Cost estimates and construction 

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Canada, USA, Australia 

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10 years experience

Iain Bruce, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.Geo.

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President - BGC Engineering Inc.

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Geological/geotechnical engineering and risk assessment

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Tailings dams, waste dumps, foundations, engineering geology and pit/rock slopes

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Canada, USA, PNG, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Guyana, Guinea, RSA

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27 years experience

Jim Cassie, M.Sc., P.Eng.

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Geotechnical and geological engineering for mines

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Tailings area siting, dam design and safety reviews, waste dump stability, mine staff training, water management, mine infrastructure and facilities

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Geochemical assessments, closure planning, design, permitting and construction

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Canada , USA and Russia

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20 years experience

Geoff Claypool, P.Eng.

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Geological engineering for mine closure projects

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Drilling investigations in permafrost.

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Tailings dam stability, reclamation cover design and crown pillar stability

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Closure planning, design, and construction monitoring

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8 years experience

Gord McKenna, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.Geol. 
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20 years of geotechnical engineering, tailings development, reclamation 

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Oil sands pitwalls, dumps, tailings, reclamation, landscape design, instrumentation 

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Tailings and dump design, risk assessment 

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Completed his Ph.D. on landscape engineering and sustainable mine reclamation

Peri Mehling, M.Sc., P.Eng.

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President - Mesh Environmental 

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Geotechnical/environmental  engineering

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Design of remedial and closure plan

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Assessment of ARD and ML

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Linkage geochemistry with water and waste management, hydrogeology, hydrology, mill process and water quality evaluations

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North and South America , Australia , Russia , Indonesia Oman and Italy

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27 years experience

Mike O’Kane, M.Sc., P.Eng. 
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President – O’Kane Consultants 

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Geotechnical engineering for mines 

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Detail design of mine waste and cover system 

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Characterization and saturated-unsaturated numerical modeling of mine waste and potential cover material and construction 

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Canada, USA, Australia and South America 

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14 years experience

Mark Phillip, M.Sc., EIT 
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Mine hydrology, geochemistry and closure planning 

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Cost estimation and financial assurance 

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Designing, installing, and managing of network of reclamation monitoring stations 

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Canada, USA

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8 years experience

Shannon Shaw, M.Sc., P.Eng. 
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Assessment of acid rock drainage (ADR) and metal launching potential 

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Prediction of surface and ground water quality and impacts 

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Development of ARD/ML prevention, control and strategies 

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Canada, USA, Australia, Peru, and Venezuela 

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10 years experience

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