Stygofauna monitoring
Establishment of groundwater monitoring infrastructure for subterranean groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) (stygofauna).
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Confidential Client
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Confidential Location
Supporting BHP to manage water and environmental impacts in remote Western Australia
CDM Smith has been assisting BHP, and previously Oz Minerals, with the West Musgrave Project since 2017, providing groundwater and surface water support for water supplies, mine water management and water-related environmental issues. The nickel-copper mining project required a groundwater conceptual model, the development of surface water and groundwater baseline reports, groundwater and surface water effects assessments, water infrastructure cost estimates and numerical contaminant transport modelling.
Contaminant transport modelling
Numerical modelling to understand contaminant transport from pit lake water contaminants of concern.
Environmental Effects Assessments
Groundwater and surface water effects assessments including potentially impacted receptors such as local GDEs.
Engineering design and cost estimation
Engineering design and cost estimates (capital and operating) for water related infrastructure servicing the mine
The extensive working relationship between CDM Smith and OZ Minerals/BHP project teams has provided a strong basis for delivering exceptional technical outcomes for this project. CDM Smith’s multidiscipline capabilities, hydrogeology, geochemistry, groundwater modelling, groundwater-surface water interaction, engineering design and GDEs, enable effective service delivery for complex, multifaceted projects. Our understanding of local environmental legislative requirements and regulatory processes allows CDM Smith to tailor scopes to project objectives.
Client
Confidential Client
Location
Confidential Location
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