Odyssey Mine

Protecting employee health in the work environment is not only socially responsible and the right thing to do but is also directly related to an organization’s ability to sustain a productive and engaged workforce. Best practice in occupational health necessitates a process of continuous improvement, a process to which one of our global gold mining clients was truly committed.

Making sure that everyone goes home safely at the end of their shift requires building safety into every design decision. This requires innovative thinking about equipment to be used in a mine – for safety in operation, but also in maintenance and servicing.

WSP is helping plan development of what could become one of the biggest gold-copper mines in the world, using an efficient and cost-effective underground mining method.

WSP was engaged by the owner of an existing copper mine in Asia to assess the feasibility of mining deeper gold reserves.

After one of WSPs global mining clients completed an acquisition, we supported a common approach to responsible water management during the integration.

The Grasberg Mine in Papua, Indonesia is one of the most remote, complex mining operations in the world.

Since 2010, WSP has been providing support in the analysis and design for the closure of the tailings and waste rock facilities at Alumbrera Mine.

The development of new industry standards in South Africa to measure the success of Water Conservation/Water Demand Management in mining projects also saves costs.

Underground water management held unconventional challenges for a mining operation in northern Québec.

Collaborating with Cardiff University, we designed a sustainable approach to treating polluted metal mine water and are implementing it on the first site of Natural Resources Wales’ nationwide programme.

The New Calumet Mine in Québec, Canada, was a lead, gold, zinc and silver mine which was partially decommissioned in the 1970’s.

Bats are an integral part of our ecosystems, and some bat species in Canada are currently listed as endangered due to population declines. In order to receive provincial or federal environmental authorizations, surveys to assess impacts on Species at Risk are critical for many projects. Compensation measures for bats may also be required and solutions to enhance or protect bat habitats can be integrated into restoration or mine reclamation sites.