Environmental & Permitting Services

As environmental and regulatory requirements for the mining industry become increasingly more complex, we provide a full range of services that support mine permitting requirements, life-cycle needs, and sustainable development—for both the mine and its surrounding communities.

MWH, now part of Stantec, maintains excellent relationships with host country regulatory agencies enabling us to help our clients efficiently and successfully navigate through the planning and permitting of projects. We work with a variety of multilateral and private lending institutions. We develop cost effective, environmentally and socially sensitive strategies. We provide support to clients by assisting with annual reporting and auditing of mine sites for environmental compliance or due diligence purposes. As well as providing support for specific tasks, we are able to provide environmental officers and support staff on short- or long-term contracts.

Our reputation precedes us in preparing clear, concise, and defensible work products based on a thorough understanding of relevant regulations and mining practices, combined with technical expertise in all required scientific and engineering disciplines. We provide realistic projections with regard to feasibility, and operational costs. Our efforts support the client through the complete project life-cycle from planning through post-closure and reclamation.

Our capabilities include:

• Preparing and obtaining required permits, plans and approvals for mine development, operations, and closure
• Environmental assessments (EAs), environmental impact statements (EISs), and environmental and social impact assessments (EIAs)
• Environmental management system development and implementation
• Advising on environmental matters, external positioning on issues, global practices and emerging trends
• Social acceptance strategies and public engagement activities
• Regulatory and compliance audits
• Environmental risk identification, assessment and reduction programs
• Sustainable development data collection and reporting systems
• Carbon offset valuation and management
• Landform design and erosion control plans
• Environmental performance target development
• Due diligence investigations and environmental and transaction support for acquisition, divestiture, mergers and joint ventures associated with mining facilities
• Groundwater compliance monitoring and regulatory reporting
• Site investigations
• Waste material characterization and management plans
• Regulatory liaison and advocacy
• Natural resource baseline studies (biological, water, air, soil, geology)
• Assistance with preparation of annual environmental reports
• Environmental management systems (ISO 14001 compliant)
• Mine rehabilitation & closure planning and execution
• Closure and Reclamation Plans including Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure (PRAC^®) System
• Reclamation monitoring and completion criteria establishment

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