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Mining and Environment

For setting up mining operations the developer must undergo a development consent procedure. The provision of the adequate environmental information is an integral part of the necessary application documents for submission to the governmental authorities.
FUGRO CONSULT GMBH offers within its wide range of consultancy and planning services for the mining industry a complete package of environmental services for the implementation into the mining operation plan. Subsequently you will find the profile of services provided by FUGRO:

Environmental management and consultancy

  • consultancy on environmental aspects of mining operations,
  • management of consent procedures and all stages of Environmental Impact Assessment
    Consultations and negotiations with local and governmental authorities,
  • environmental expert on public hearings presenting results and recommendations

Environmental expert opinions

  • environmental contribution to feasibility studies,
  • reviews of relevant legal and administrative environmental and mining framework,
  • environmental Impact Assessment Studies (EIS) for mining operations including screening- and scoping reports,
  • compatibility Assessment Studies based on the Flora-Fauna-Habitat- and the Wild Birds Directive of the European Union,
  • waiver applications for endangered habitats, animal and plant species,
  • preparation of Regional Environmental Reviews.

 Environmental planning

  • Reclamation of mine affected areas
  • Planning of measures to prevent, mitigate and compensate adverse mining effects
  • reparation of Environmental Management Plans (EMP)
  • Design of monitoring programs

Other

  • field inspections, site assessment and environmental baseline data collection,
  • inventory of health, social and socio-economic conditions of man, natural habitat structure, biodiversity of fauna and flora, land-use, soil, water regime, climatic and meteorological conditions, emissions, material assets and cultural heritages in the proposed project area,
  • GIS based mapping of mining areas (ArcView, ArcInfo),
  • identification and evaluation of adverse mining related impacts on the environment.

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