Environmental Services for Mining and Mineral Processing
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Statement of Qualifications Environmental Services for Mining and Mineral Processing Our Vision Our vision is to be a world leader in the provision of professional services to improve the physical and social environment. Our Mission Cardno’s mission is to provide services to plan, design, manage and deliver sustainable physical, social and economic infrastructure for international and local communities. We will achieve our vision of being a world leader through: > attracting, developing, retaining and rewarding valued people > understanding and meeting the expectations of our clients > sustaining the growth of our profile and markets > continually improving the safety and quality of our service delivery > creating shareholder value through high performance. Our Core Values > Self Confidence > Safety > Partnering > Great People > Passion > Innovation > Integrity > Sustainability Our people are the foundation of our firm, and we take pride in the fact that we attract top talent in all our service areas. As a result, Cardno is uniquely equipped to tackle the most complex environmental, natural resources, and health sciences challenges. Cardno is a professional Overview At Cardno you’ll find experts in: infrastructure and Cardno’s team includes leading > Air Quality professionals who plan, design, > Asset Valuation environmental services manage and deliver sustainable > Botany company, with expertise projects and community programs. > Business Solutions Clients turn to Cardno for help > CERCLA process investigations in the development and navigating complex environmental > Chemistry & Environmental improvement of physical challenges because of our reputation Forensics for integrity, responsiveness, and and social infrastructure for > Cultural Resources innovation. Our clients benefit from the > Data Management communities around the wealth of knowledge and experience > Ecology of our multi-disciplinary team of world. > Economics environmental professionals. > Environmental Study Design Cardno senior staff and management > Environmental Monitoring are highly regarded and respected > Feasibility Studies throughout private and public sectors > Geographic Information Systems for their technical expertise, science- > Geology based approach and ability to provide > Geomorphology sustainable business solutions. > Hydrogeology > Oceanography Our Key Services > Permitting > Asset Management > Planning > Construction Management > Remediation > Design > Restoration > Development Assistance > Risk Assessment > Environment > Statistical Analysis > Feasibility > Sustainability > Management Consulting > Toxicology > Planning > Water Quality > Project Management > Wildlife Biology > Software 1 At Cardno, we create customized approaches, then deliver high-quality service and provide outstanding sustainable business solutions. Cardno is uniquely equipped to tackle the most complex environmental, natural resources, and health sciences challenges – and provide inspiring outcomes – as your trusted strategic advisor. Our Services that have been tested in challenging Cardno has offices around the world environments. that provide services to the mining industry, including but not limited to: Cardno’s Natural Resources and Health A trend in the industry indicates many Sciences Division has brought an mining interests are focused on both > Atlanta, United States exceptional team of scientists, planners, active operations and developing new > Bogota, Colombia biologists, hydrologists, wetlands projects, while facing the challenges > Brisbane, Australia specialists, foresters, engineers and associated with idle mine property > Denver, United States geologists and technology specialists management. Cardno is uniquely suited > Houston, United States experienced from both regulatory and to offer environmental and engineering > Jakarta, Indonesia > Lima, Peru operational perspectives to our mining services to assist clients with these > Nairobi, Kenya and mineral processing clients around responsibilities in a cost-effective > Perth, Australia the world. manner, optimizing the use of the > Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea mine operators’ internal professional Cardno offers a full range of > Portland, United States resources on higher priority objectives. professional consulting and > Pretoria, South Africa management services for private and Cardno’s staff is always available to > Quito, Ecuador public clients faced with demanding assist coal operators with active mine environmental challenges. We are able design, permitting, and reclamation Our environmental services are to provide our clients with access to services. Our personnel can also identified by six primary business lines: the access to the company’s extensive assist clients with the identification and water resources management, natural global resources. Cardno provides a placement of spoil material, grading resources management, permitting wide range of services to the mining techniques, and approved ground and compliance, environmental and industry in Australia, Africa, Asia, cover applications necessary to natural resources iability management, Latin America, and North America. achieve optimum site conditions. This economics and decision sciences, and Our world-wide experience allows us includes the successful establishment health sciences. Scientists and staff in to understand the challenges of the of trees and shrubs required for final each of these business lines operate mining industry and to have developed bond release in accordance with the seamlessly together to provide top-tier a tool box of world-class solutions approved post-mining land use. services to our clients. 2 Environmental Services Permitting and Compliance Economics and Decision > NEPA and State-level Environmental Sciences Water Resources Management Compliance > Business Solutions and Risk > Facility Siting, Permitting, and Management > Water Supply Planning and Licensing > Data Management Permitting > Clean Water Act Compliance/ > Ecological Modeling > Comprehensive Groundwater Wetland Permitting > Economics Services > Clean Air Act Compliance > Environmental Decision Analysis > Water Rights, Water Banking, and > Federal/State Endangered Species > Science Communications Permitting (ESA) Compliance > Statistics > Watershed and Stormwater > Cultural Resources and Section 106 Management NHPA Compliance Litigation Support > Hydroelectric Project Licensing > Municipal and State Stormwater > CERCLA Response Litigation > Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology Compliance > Natural Resource Damage Claims > Geomorphology and Restoration > Potentially Responsible Party Engineering Environmental and Natural Allocation/Litigation Support > Water Quality Assessment and Resource Liability Management > Toxic Torts and Property Value Compliance > Natural Resource Damage Diminution > CSO and SSO Mitigation Assessment/OPA Spill Response > Lake and Stream Design and > CERCLA/NRDA Strategic Decision Sciences Restoration Management > Product Stewardship and Regulatory Natural Resources Management > Constructed Treatment Wetlands Support > Legacy Site and Land Portfolio > Issue Management > Special Status and Endangered Management > Epidemiology Species Act Services > PRP Allocation/Litigation Support > Human Health Risk Assessment and > Wetland Assessment/Functional > Resource Economics and Cost Toxicology Valuation Analysis > Occupational Health and Safety > Invasive Species Management > Environmental Risk Assessment and Sciences > Habitat Banking Toxicology > Litigation Support > Natural Resource/Structured > Toxic Torts and Property Value > Nanotechnology Decision Making Diminution > Computational Modeling and > Biological Assessment Services Statistical Analyses > Mitigation Planning, Design, and Permitting > Invasive and Exotic Species Management > Ecosystem and Habitat Restoration 3 Professional Services Qualifications Representative clients for whom Cardno has provided mining and mineral processing environmental and The wealth of knowledge and natural resource liability management the experience of the Cardno services to clients such as: professional staff members is highly respected by private clients across all industrial sectors, as well as state Clients and Federal regulatory agencies, and Trustee agencies. > The Doe Run Company Extensive Experience > The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Our team of professionals Supporting the Mining and Company Mineral Processing Industry from varied disciplines > Hibbing Taconite Cardno has served a variety of clients enables us to address in the mining and mineral processing > CF Industries challenges that might industry, including operators of > Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC underground mines, open pit mines > Gardinier Phosphate normally require several and quarries. > BHP Minerals Cardno understands that the consulting firms. > Billiton Iron Ore J.R. regulatory requirements for Cardno ’s experienced environmental environmental and natural resources > Simplot Company managers, remediation and restoration permitting at mineral processing > Arch Mineral Corporation specialists, regulatory compliance and facilities and active and inactive > Cliffs Natural Resources valuation experts work side-by-side mines are complex and may require to support the mining and minerals investments in infrastructure such as > OneSteel Magnetite processing industry. Our staff is aware roads, power lines, pipelines, water > Tarmac of and experienced with the increasing supply and water treatment systems. > Titan America need to integrate sustainable