With a legacy of successfully completed projects and satisfied clients, Jacques Whitford understands the environmental issues facing every aspect of the mining industry. We have substantial experience working with the issues associated with a range of mining sectors including base and precious metals, diamonds, coal, and oil sands in both surface and subsurface contexts.

From planning and permitting to mine closures, we offer a broad range of multi-disciplinary services to help you achieve your targets in every aspect of your operations, including:

• Permitting and licensing of exploration programs
• Development of E3 Plans
• Environmental and socio-economic baseline studies, impact assessments and impact statements for mine permitting and waste management
• First Nations, Native American and Aboriginal relations and stakeholder consultation
• Site investigations, construction designs, inspections and permitting for tailings facilities, mine structures, landfills, ponds and pits
• Water supply investigation, development, conservation, protection and permitting
• Wastewater, waste rock and acid rock drainage management, treatment design and disposal permitting
• Air, land and water emissions permitting, monitoring, effects assessment and compliance reporting
• Integrated environmental health and safety management systems design, implementation and audits
• Pollution prevention and environmental protection plans
• Contaminated and abandoned mine sites assessment and remediation
• Environmental due diligence and compliance inspections/audits, including dam safety
• Human health & ecological risk assessments
• Mine and tailings facility closure and reclamation plans