Environmental Geochemistry and Environmental Management for the Mining Sector

About Us

We’re a small environmental consultancy established by Dr. Ian Swane in early 2008, primarily servicing the mining sector. Ian has over 25 years’ experience in the sector and works closely with mining companies and mining and environmental specialists.

We are located in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia) and we provide expertise in environmental earth sciences. Our core competencies are environmental geology and geochemistry, hydrogeochemistry and project management of environmental projects.

We have significant experience and a depth of knowledge working on a wide range of coal and metalliferous mining operations and projects throughout Australia and internationally.

Our Core Business

We specialise in providing environmental geochemical services and advice to the mining sector. Our core business comprises:.

  • Environmental geochemical characterisation and assessment of mine (mineral) waste materials, such as waste rock, tailings and rejects
  • Geochemical and hydrochemical assessment for regulatory documentation, such as environmental impact statements (EIS's), environmental authority (EA's) and progressive rehabilitation and closure plans (PRCP's)
  • Advice and assistance with managing mineral waste materials, such as waste rock, tailings and rejects
  • Advice and assistance understanding environmental geochemical risk at all stages of mine planning, development and closure

Our Services

Terrenus Earth Sciences has extensive experience in mineral waste characterisation and environmental geochemical assessments for mines, quarries, exploration projects, power station ash, civil earthworks and similar industrial activities where mineral wastes are generated. Our services include:.

  • Static and kinetic geochemical characterisation and assessment of mineral wastes (waste rock, tailings, rejects) and ore
  • Mineralogical characterisation of waste rock, tailings, rejects and ore
  • Environmental geochemical risk assessment, including source-pathway-receptor (SPR) assessment of waste rock dumps and tailings storage facilities
  • Mineral waste management plans
  • Mine rehabilitation and closure planning with regard to mineral wastes
  • Data filtering and assessment
  • Sample program design, drilling supervision and sample collection
  • Laboratory liaison, analytical method development and QA/QC assessments
  • Communication and presentation for internal and external stakeholders
  • Expert testimony