At Associated, our approach to delivering mining projects is to listen to our clients so that we understand their requirements, goals, and long-term vision. We work with our clients to build world-class solutions to advance their business needs.
Our solutions balance today’s environmental challenges, consider full life-cycle costs, optimize operational efficiency, and minimize maintenance requirements. We can assist clients through the mine planning, permitting, operation, decommissioning, reclamation, and project closure phases.
Planning and Permitting Phase:
- Access route analysis & feasibility studies
- Transportation studies
- Baseline environmental studies
- Infrastructure, mechanical, electrical, & structural feasibility & preliminary design
- Guidance through Federal, Provincial, & Territorial regulatory
processes
- Cumulative effects assessments
- Application and support for permits & approvals
- Closure & remediation plans
- First Nations & regulatory agency liaison
- Facilitation of public & stakeholder communication processes
Operation Phase:
- Infrastructure design & construction management
- First Nations & regulatory agency liaison
- Water management & treatment
- Management & coordination of complex operational monitoring programs
- Environmental data management
- Asset management
Decommissioning, Reclamation and Closure Phases
- Environmental emergency response
- Closure planning & design
- Environmental effects monitoring
- Ecological risk assessment
- Contaminated site assessment & remediation
- Water management & treatment
- Waste disposal plans
- Cumulative effects assessments
- Decommissioning
- Reclamation & restoration
- Wetland reconstruction
- Environmental permits & approvals
- First Nations & regulatory agency liaison