MINE WATER MANAGEMENT

The KMP Group offers diverse services in water supply, disposal and treatment in mining, from groundwater and surface water monitoring and modeling to estimating dewatering requirements and designing dewatering systems and contamination assessment and remediation, for achieving mining industry regulatory standards.

The experienced professional experts of KMP have provided the best practical services to clients in quantitative and qualitative aspects of water management in diverse mining complex hydrological settings.

Our group is able to present optimized water management strategies for projects that met the requirements for dewatering and mining operations in the most cost-effective manner.

  • Groundwater Baseline Characterization
    • Regional groundwater survey
    • Design of groundwater monitoring wells and abstraction boreholes
    • Aquifer investigations and testing
    • Geophysical investigations
    • Hydrogeological data analysis
    • Developing conceptual and numerical groundwater flow models
    • Recharge and inflow estimation
  • Mine Dewatering
    • Estimating dewatering requirements and designing dewatering systems
    • Dewatering well design and installation
    • Underground mine dewatering
    • Open pit mine dewatering, including pit slope depressurization
    • Discharge management
  • Groundwater Contamination Assessment and Remediation
    • Water quality sampling and monitoring
    • Hydrogeochemistry and water chemistry modeling
    • Acid mine drainage, prediction and control
    • Groundwater risk assessment and contaminant transport modeling
    • Environmental impact assessments
  • Groundwater Supply and Management
    • Abstraction well locating and design
    • Mine water supply assessment
    • Aquifer management studies
    • Groundwater data handling and management
    • Rapid infiltration basin design
    • Groundwater auditing, due diligence, and permitting
    • Regulatory support and advice
  • Surface Water Baseline Characterization
    • Field investigation
    • Surface water monitoring
    • Data management
    • Data collection, modeling, and monitoring
    • Water resource studies
    • Flood studies and catchment analysis
    • Reservoir yield analysis
  • Surface Water Supply and Management
    • Water resource systems modeling
    • Site drainage and Storm water management
    • Arterial land drainage and river diversion
    • Water use optimization
    • Water storage and attenuating structure design
    • Dam design and safety inspections
    • Stormwater management and flood studies
    • Canal and pipeline analysis and design
    • Water management strategies
  • Surface Water Impact Assessment
    • Baseline monitoring
    • Pit lake water balance modeling
  • Hydrogeological studies
  • Groundwater and surface water monitoring and modeling
  • Pit lake and backfill modeling
  • Closure remediation plans
  • Geochemistry and water quality studies
  • Post-closure water balances
  • Revegetation management
  • Care and maintenance support

Trusted Partners

For many years, K.M.P. has had successful cooperation with many great partners and customers.