Mining Services
Dr. Schafer managed more than 250 projects involving the environmental aspects of mining. His projects have included:
prediction, prevention, and control of acid drainage and metal leaching (AD/ML);
mine closure and reclamation of waste rock, tailings, underground and open pit mines, and leached ore piles;
process solution decommissioning; prediction of pit lake chemistry;
baseline studies and permitting;
and groundwater and vadose zone monitoring programs.
He has worked globally and has extensive regulatory experience in the US including Nevada, Montana, South Dakota, South Carolina, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and Washington. Capabilities include:
Baseline geochemical characterization
Acid Drainage (AD) and Metal Leaching (ML)
prediction
AD/ML mitigation and control
Pit lake studies
Environmental performance of paste tailings
Contaminant fate and transport studies
Surface and groundwater water quality evaluations
Facility closure planning
Historic mines & CERCLA investigations
Regulatory support
Partial Client List
| Mining Companies | Mining Companies (continued) | State and Federal Agencies |
| American Vanadium | Magma Copper | US Bureau of Land Management |
| Anglo Gold | McEwan Mining | US Forest Service |
| Arizona Mining | Meridian Gold | US Bureau of Mines |
| Augusta Rosemont | Montana Resources | US Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Barrick Gold | Newmont Gold | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| Canyon Resources | Noranda | US Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Centerra | Nyrstar | Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality |
| Cominco | Oceana Gold | Montana Dept. of Natural Res. and Cons. |
| Cripple Creek & Victor | Placer Dome | South Dakota DENR |
| Echo Bay | Phelps-Dodge | Office of the Governor, Montana |
| Goldcorp | Romarco Minerals | Wyoming Department of Env. Quality |
| Hecla | Thompson Creek | |
| Meridian Gold | Transalta Energy | |
| Newmont | Twin Metals | |
| Homestake Mining | Western Energy | |
| Kennecott | Westmoreland | |
| Kinross | Wharf Resources | |
| LAC Minerals |