Hard Rock Mining Projects
WESTECH has provided environmental consulting services for over 60 different hardrock mining projects. The following list identifies a selection of some of our hard rock projects.
| Client | Work Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Amoco Minerals Company | Fatal flaw analysis and environmental reconnaissance for open pit hardrock operations. | Beaverhead County, Montana |
| Anaconda Minerals | Baseline environmental inventories, reclamation plan, permit applications for open pit copper mine. | Butte, Montana |
| Apollo Gold | Vegetation, wetlands, and wildlife baseline inventories for mine expansion (Montana Tunnels Mine). | Jefferson County, Montana |
| ASARCO, Inc. | Vegetation, wildlife, and soils baseline inventories; reclamation planning and permitting; and wetland delineation and mitigation for underground copper/silver mine (Rock Creek Project). | Sanders County, Montana |
| Beal Mountain Mining Company | Vegetation inventory, wildlife reconnaissance, aquatic macroinvertebrates, reclamation plan and permit amendments; monitor post-operation LAD vegetation. | Silver Bow County, Montana |
| Cable Mountain Mining | Baseline vegetation, wildlife, soils and wetlands inventories for proposed metal mine (Basin Gulch Project). | Granite County, Montana |
| Chen-Northern, Inc. | Preparation of portions of EIS for Newmont Gold Quarry Mine expansion. | Elko County, Nevada |
| Cyprus Minerals Company | Baseline environmental studies and operating and reclamation plan preparation (Yellowstone Talc Mine). | Madison County, Montana |
| Envirocon | Wetlands delineation, vegetation mapping and threatened/endangered species evaluation for Superfund cleanup project (Upper Blackfoot River). | Lewis and Clark County, Montana |
| Golden Sunlight Mines, Inc. | Baseline vegetation, wetlands and wildlife inventories for a large open-pit gold mine. | Jefferson County, Montana |
| Homestake Mining Company, American Copper and Nickel Company (JV) | Baseline inventories (wildlife, soils, air quality, vegetation, cultural resources, socioeconomics, aquatic biology, hydrology); agency liaison and permit application preparation for underground gold mine. | Park County, Montana |
| Homestake Mining Company | Investigation of two abandoned tailings ponds, physical and chemical analyses of tailings and coversoil and trace element analyses of vegetation. | Park County, Montana |
| Hydrometrics, Inc. (Anaconda Minerals) | Reclamation alternatives for mine and milling disturbances. | Upper Clark Fork River Valley, Montana |
| Hydrometrics, Inc. (Atlanta Gold Inc.) | Wildlife, aquatics, and vegetation inventories, environmental analysis and reclamation plan for open pit gold mine (Atlanta Mine). | Elmore County, Idaho |
| Hydrometrics, Inc. (Centennial Minerals, Inc.) | Detailed wildlife and vegetation baseline inventories; reclamation plan for open pit gold, lead, zinc mine (Montana Tunnels Project). | Jefferson County, Montana |
| Hydrometrics, Inc. (Hecla Mining Company) | Wildlife and vegetation inventories; reclamation plan for gold/silver mine with cyanide leach process (Grouse Creek Mine). | Custer County, Idaho |
| Hydrometrics, Inc. (Montana Department of State Lands) | Reclamation plans and specifications for abandoned hardrock mines (Butte Hill Reclamation Project). | Silver Bow County, Montana |
| Hydrometrics, Inc. (Montana Department of State Lands) | Reclamation plan for abandoned tailings pond (Kings Creek). | Phillips County, Montana |
| Hydrometrics, Inc. | Wildlife and vegetation reconnaissance and reclamation plan for surface talc mine (Willow Creek Mine). | Madison County, Montana |
| Idaho Gold Corporation | Wildlife, fisheries, vegetation reconnaissance; threatened and endangered species biological assessment; wetlands delineation and rehabilitation; and reclamation plan for gold mine. | Idaho County, Idaho |
| Kendall Venture | Baseline vegetation and wildlife inventories, reclamation plan, reclamation implementation and monitoring (North Moccasin Mine). | Fergus County, Montana |
| Landusky Mining Company | Complete baseline inventories; permit application; environmental analyses for EIS for gold mine with cyanide leach. | Phillips County, Montana |
| Maxim Technologies, Inc. (Newmont Mining Co.) | Vegetation inventory and Waters of the U.S. delineation for expansion of an open-pit gold mine (Emigrant Mine). | Elko County, Nevada |
| Maxim Technologies, Inc. (Midas Gold) | Vegetation, soils, reclamation portions of EIS (Stibnite Mine). | Valley County, Idaho |
| Miltop, Inc. | Vegetation, wildlife, soils and wetlands baseline studies for proposed gold mine (Norris Project). | Madison County, Montana |
| Mines Management, Inc. | Redelineate wetlands for a proposed copper/silver mine. | Lincoln County, Montana |
| Montana Army National Guard | Vegetation, wildlife, wetlands and reclamation baseline and monitoring inventories and mapping at two training areas (Fort Harrison and Limestone Hills). | Lewis and Clark and Broadwater Counties, Montana |
| Montana Department of Environmental Quality Water Quality Bureau | Statewide groundwater pollution and environmental sciences inventory identifying water quality impacts of mining, mineral fuels development, and silvicultural practices (Statewide 208 projects, EPA funded). | Montana (Statewide) |
| Montana Department of State Lands | Environmental analysis for 1983 construction grant application to Office of Surface Mining (OSM). | Montana (Statewide) |
| Montana Department of Transportation | Wetlands delineation for highway improvements on Interstate-15. | Teton County, Montana |
| Montana Tunnels Mining, Inc. | Baseline vegetation and wildlife inventories; reclamation plan and revegetation monitoring at open pit gold mine (Montana Tunnels Mine). | Jefferson County, Montana |
| Montana Resources | Baseline vegetation, wetlands, soils, and wildlife studies; comprehensive mine permit applications and amendments; operation and reclamation plan preparation; reclamation design and monitoring (Continental Mine). | Silver Bow County, Montana |
| Montana Limestone Resources, LLC | Baseline vegetation, wetlands, soils, and wildlife studies; mine permit application preparation for proposed limestone mine. | Granite County, Montana |
| Newmont Corporation | Reclamation design and monitoring for bond-release; noxious weed inventory and management plan development; coordinate weed treatment (McDonald Meadows Mine). | Lewis and Clark County, Montana |
| Noranda Minerals Corporation | Baseline vegetation, wildlife and aquatics inventories; wetlands delineation and mitigation; reclamation planning for proposed gold mine (New World Mine). | Park County, Montana |
| Noranda Minerals Corporation | Vegetation, wildlife, aquatic and wetland inventories; reclamation plan sections; 404 permit application; aquatic monitoring for proposed underground copper/silver mine (Montanore). | Lincoln County, Montana |
| Pegasus Gold Corporation | Baseline vegetation and wildlife inventories; reclamation planning and monitoring; LAD monitoring (Zortman Landusky Mines). | Phillips County, Montana |
| Pegasus Gold Corporation | Baseline wildlife, vegetation and soils inventories; reclamation planning (Montana Tunnels Mine). | Broadwater County, Montana |
| Pegasus Gold Corporation | Baseline vegetation, wildlife, soils and wetland inventories (Diamond Hill Project). | Broadwater County, Montana |
| Pegasus Gold Corporation | Wildlife, soils and vegetation inventories and reclamation planning; permit amendment (Beall Mountain Mine). | Deer Lodge County, Montana |
| Pegasus Gold Corporation | Wildlife, vegetation and aquatic baseline studies, proposed hardrock mine (Quartz Mountain Project). | Lake County, Oregon |
| Pegasus Gold Corporation | Wildlife, soils, vegetation baseline studies and reclamation plan (Basin Creek Mine). | Lewis and Clark County, Montana |
| Pegasus Gold Corporation | Environmental Assessment for mineral exploration (Mount Haggin State Game Range). | Deer Lodge County, Montana |
| RC Resources (formerly Sterling Mining) | Wetlands delineation, evaluation of alternatives and mitigation planning; submittal of 404 permit application to USACE; wetland redelineation and revised 404 permit (Rock Creek Project). | Sanders County, Montana |
| Resource Management Associates | Vegetation, wetlands and wildlife inventories; revegetation monitoring for limestone mine (Graymont Indian Creek Mine). | Broadwater County, Montana |
| Revett Silver Company (Sterling Mining Company) | Reclamation monitoring of tailings impoundment at underground copper/silver mine. | Lincoln County, Montana |
| Revett Silver Company (Sterling Mining Company) | Wetlands re-delineation and field verification with Army Corps of Engineers at Rock Creek Project. | Sanders County, Montana |
| Rhone Poulenc | Soils and revegetation plans for tailings disposal sites. | Silver Bow County, Montana |
| Santa Fe Pacific | Conducted baseline vegetation, wildlife and hydrophytic portions of baseline wetlands inventory for proposed gold mine in Elkhorn Mountains. | Jefferson County, Montana |
| Seven-Up Pete Joint Venture | Baseline aquatic, vegetation and wildlife inventories and wetlands delineation and mitigation studies; design and construction of wetland demonstration project (McDonald and Seven-Up Pete Projects). | Lewis and Clark County, Montana |
| Spectrum Engineering | Monitoring of post-operation LAD vegetation at gold mine (Zortman Mine). | Phillips County, Montana |
| Sterling Mining Company | Prepare wetlands restoration plan, design and monitor two wetland demonstration sites | Sanders County, Montana |
| Stillwater Mining Company | Reclamation planning and implementation, permit amendment; bighorn sheep monitoring study, development of mitigation plan (Stillwater Mine). | Stillwater County, Montana |
| Stillwater Mining Company | Vegetation baseline, wetlands delineation and mitigation planning, and 404 application for tailings impoundment and pipelines (Stillwater Mine). | Stillwater County, Montana |
| Stillwater Mining Company | Wetlands delineation and evaluation of impacts of proposed mine water disposal; wildlife and rare plant inventories (East Boulder Mine). | Sweetgrass County, Montana |
| Tintina Resources, Inc. | Baseline vegetation, wildlife, soils and wetlands inventories; reclamation plan contributors; prepared wetland permitting and mitigation plan; annual wetland monitoring (Black Butte Copper Mine). | Meagher County, Montana |
| Triad Investments, Inc. | Baseline inventories, reclamation plan, permit application for surface gold mine. | Fergus County, Montana |
| U.S. Forest Service | Reclamation plan for abandoned mine and mill site. | Lewis and Clark County, Montana |
| Western Energy Company | Baseline vegetation, wildlife and soils inventories and reclamation plan for proposed gold mine (Chartam Project). | Broadwater County, Montana |
| Willow Creek Talc, Inc. | Environmental reconnaissance and reclamation plan | Willow Creek Mine, near Alder, Montana |
| Zortman Mining Company | Complete baseline environmental inventories, mining permit application, mine plan and reclamation plan; design and implementation of revegetation trials (Zortman and Landusky Mines). | Phillips County, Montana |
| Zortman Mining Company | Vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and aquatic macroinvertebrate inventories for life-of-mine area; assistance with permit application; wetlands coordination with COE and EPA; survey for bat species of special concern. | Phillips County, Montana |