International Projects
RDCL thrive off-shore. With fortitude and determination we work in remote areas, in challenging geographical and meteorological conditions and across language barriers. Your project – anywhere.
Projects have been completed in:
- Australia
- Ghana
- Indonesia
- Mozambique
- Armenia
- Chile
- the Philippines
Mining excellence
RDCL provide geotechnical, geological and mine engineering services to underground and open pit mines, and exploration plays. Our commodity experience includes gold, copper and base metals. We are experts in scoping through to “bankable” feasibility studies, mine construction, commissioning and mine production.
Civil expertise
For roads, heavy plant foundations, bridges, land slide remediation, tunnels, light industrial buildings and residential developments see RDCL. We are specialists in seismic and liquefaction assessment, owning and operating CPT and Seismic CPT equipment.
Need reliable consultants miles away from your office? RDCL ‘get in there.’
— International Civil and Land Development Projects
| Client | Project | Project Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crazy Horse Reosurces Corp | Taysan Cu Project | Geotechnical aspects of Open Pite, Waste Dump and Plant site for Feasibility leading to Detailed design. Deep open pit, porphyry deposit. |
| Copper Development Corporation | selinga Copper project | Geotechnical aspects of Open Pite, Waste Dump and Plant site for Feasibility leading to Detailed design. Open pit, porphyry deposit. |
| PT GRM | Martabe Project, Sumatra | Engineering geological field services during mine construction. |
| Snowden Consultants for Goldfields Australia Pty Ltd | Far Southeast Copper Porphyry | Supervision and field implementation of Geotechnical investigation program for deep (1600m to 700m below ground level) block cave mine. Underground and surface drilling, stereocore logging and downhole investigations. |
| Crazy Horse Resources Corp | Taysan Copper project, Philippines | Pre-feasibility level evaluation of 300MT porphyry copper project including open pit, waste dumps and groundwater. Ongoing. |
| PT GRM | Confidential Project, Sumatra, Indonesia | Geotechnical and engineering geological review of plant site and tailings storage facility. |
| Selenga Mining Corporation | Selenga Copper Project | Scoping level study inclduding provision of geotechnical and hydrogeological parameters for open pit and waste storage 300MT Cu project. Scoping complete – bankable Feasibility Study starts January 2011 |
| Straits Resources Pty Ltd | Soan Underground Gold Project, Mt Muro Gold Mine, Indonesia | Geotechnical investigation, design and support for new underground mine project. Narrow vein epithermal deposit. |
| FCF Minerals Corporation | Runruno Au-Mo Project, Philippines | Provision of all geotechnical services for Feasibility leading to Detailed Design including access road upgrade, metaliferous plant, accommodation camp, tailings dam and open pit. Ongoing. |
| FCF Minerals Corporation | Runruno Au-Mo Project, Philippines | Provision of geotechnical services for Scoping Study including extensive site training. Completed late November 2008. |
| Oceana Gold Philippines Inc | New Mine project, Philippines ($320 million capital project) | Lead geotechnical consultant for the development of new mine including 22km long access road in mountain terrain and residual soils, geotechnical drilling investigations for open pit and underground mines, heavy plant site and accommodation camp and provision of geotechnical design for proposed 240m deep open pit. Completed October 2008. |
| Crew Gold | Apex Au Mine, Mindanao, Philippines | Technical review of tailings dam design and construction. |
| Geopractica SA | Coal Load out Facility, Mozambique | Cross-hole geophysical investigations to assess ground conditions in very deep (100m) soft sediments. Technical challenges included installation of sealed casing in bentonite filled drillholes to the full depth of the sediment pile. Completed April 2007 |
| Tamaya Resources | Lichkvas Au Project, Armenia | Provision of geotechnical services for underground narrow-vein gold project . |
— International Mining Projects
| Item | Charge Rate/ Unit |
|---|---|
| Machine rate | $300/hr |
| Consumables | Cost + 10% |
| Establishment | $2.50/km Minimum $250 |
| Services search (if required) | Cost + 10% Professional fees if required |
| Consent for drilling | Cost + 10% Professional fees if required |
| Overnight stay (including hotel/motel and food) | Cost + 10% |
