Unearthing the true potential to achieve our clients’ goals - Ausenco offers a suite of geotechnical, earth sciences and mining-geotechnical services.
We are world-renowned as leaders in this field,
being singled out for our design ingenuity
and quality assurance expertise under difficult
circumstances. Our professionals
include geotechnical and geological engineers,
rock mechanics specialists, and Civil Design
/ CAD staff.
To learn more
about our experience in geotechnical solutions,
click on our related case studies or download
the Geotechnical and civil solutions brochure
in English, Spanish or Portuguese to find
out the ingenious solutions we have provided.
Tailings Facilities
Ausenco uses an integral approach to the design,
operation and risk management of Tailings
Facilities, incorporating cost-effective
designs together with water efficiency
and other environment, social and operational
considerations. We are at the forefront
in the evaluation and adaptation of tailings
processing technologies, such as filtering;
high-density thickening; and co-disposal.
We place a priority on the physical
safety of our facilities, and typically
adhere to major international standards
in our designs, as well as national/regional/local
standards, as required. Our experience
includes facilities designed and constructed
in a wide range of climatic, geological,
and seismic settings, in different regions
around the globe.
To read
more on our solutions in tailings and mine
waste management in challenging terrain,
click on the featured projects or contact
one of the Experts shown on this page.
Heap Leach Facilities
Ausenco is world-renowned for the conceptualization; design; and ongoing technical support for some of the largest heap-leach facilities in the mining industry, and under challenging natural settings. Our experience has ranged from smaller pads for Au extraction to very large-tonnage Cu solutions. Our heap leach civil-geotechnical team is perfectly integrated with our heap leach metallurgical processing teams, to provide a full-service offering to our clients.
Site Investigation & Characterisation Services
Ausenco understands the importance of site
characterisation as a crucial step towards
evaluating the areas of concern within
a site, in terms of geological risks, seismic
setting, and geotechnical conditions.
We
offer complete site characterisation studies
for all types of mining infrastructure,
including: tailings facilities; waste
rock storage facilities; pipelines/roads/linear
facilities; landfills, open pits; embankments,
mine infrastructure and facility foundations.
Our capabilities include a fully-equipped
geotechnical testing laboratory located
in Peru.
For more information contact one of our Experts.