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Mining Services
Dr. Schafer managed more than 250 projects involving the environmental aspects of mining. His projects have included:
prediction, prevention, and control of acid drainage and metal leaching (AD/ML);
mine closure and reclamation of waste rock, tailings, underground and open pit mines, and leached ore piles;
process solution decommissioning; prediction of pit lake chemistry;
baseline studies and permitting;
and groundwater and vadose zone monitoring programs.
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He has worked globally and has extensive regulatory experience in the US including Nevada, Montana, South Dakota, South Carolina, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and Washington. Capabilities include:
Baseline geochemical characterization
Acid Drainage (AD) and Metal Leaching (ML)
prediction
AD/ML mitigation and control
Pit lake studies
Environmental performance of paste tailings
Contaminant fate and transport studies
Surface and groundwater water quality evaluations
Facility closure planning
Historic mines & CERCLA investigations
Regulatory support
Partial Client List
Mining Companies | Mining Companies (continued) | State and Federal Agencies |
American Vanadium | Magma Copper | US Bureau of Land Management |
Anglo Gold | McEwan Mining | US Forest Service |
Arizona Mining | Meridian Gold | US Bureau of Mines |
Augusta Rosemont | Montana Resources | US Bureau of Indian Affairs |
Barrick Gold | Newmont Gold | US Environmental Protection Agency |
Canyon Resources | Noranda | US Fish and Wildlife Service |
Centerra | Nyrstar | Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality |
Cominco | Oceana Gold | Montana Dept. of Natural Res. and Cons. |
Cripple Creek & Victor | Placer Dome | South Dakota DENR |
Echo Bay | Phelps-Dodge | Office of the Governor, Montana |
Goldcorp | Romarco Minerals | Wyoming Department of Env. Quality |
Hecla | Thompson Creek | |
Meridian Gold | Transalta Energy | |
Newmont | Twin Metals | |
Homestake Mining | Western Energy | |
Kennecott | Westmoreland | |
Kinross | Wharf Resources | |
LAC Minerals |