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Project Assessment

A key aspect to managing a closure project is to gain a strategic and objective perspective. This is often difficult when a site’s professionals have been very close to the project, it’s been inherited by

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Peer Review

This is another phase of Project Assessment. It is detailed where it needs to be detailed and high level when that’s all that’s required. A Peer Review is an experienced based review of the documentation

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Closure Planning

Conceptual, Operational and Detailed Mine Closure Plans can be prepared or updated. Approximately forty have been prepared by Trajectory and supporting studies initiated, scoped, managed or

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Geochemistry Review and PAF Management Planning

Trajectory has led and collaborated on a number of detailed geochemistry review processes for mines needing to recalibrate and re-focus geochemistry study approaches and management practices.

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Landform Design

Study Lead services has been provided to the two largest Mining Houses. This has included the management of multidisciplinary teams to create a balance of technical, regulatory, mine economics,

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Post Closure Land Use

Trajectory has led or participated in processes which have been focus of extensive stakeholder engagement to determine realistic and desirable post closure land uses which are cognizant of stakeholder

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Closure Cost Estimating

Closure estimates have been prepared for a large number of sites including sites in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, New Zealand and Australia. This has included Gold, Copper, Iron Ore and

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Scope and Proposal Review

Scopes and the subsequent proposals across all disciplines associated with Mine Closure must a) deliver what the Client needs. On target and not more than is required to result in the management

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Benchmarking Reviews

Many jurisdictions require benchmarking to occur to satisfy stakeholders that closure techniques and the science with supports them has been adopted elsewhere has been successful in realising

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Pit Lake Models

Trajectory does not provide Pit Lake models but can suggest good quality providers, oversee scope development, model selections and ensure model inputs and outputs are clear and simple, and easily

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Field Project Management

Discrete projects, often designed by Trajectory, can be overseen personally in the field as a Project Manager or as on site designed support. These are the best projects.

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