Mine Engineering
Universal Technical, LLC (UTEK) provides expert mine engineering and scientific support services. Our geomatic services are state of the art and have been utilized by some of leading mining firms around the globe.
Universal Technical is a specialized consulting and engineering company supplying geological, mining and geospatial engineering services to the mining and quarrying industry worldwide.
Our experienced engineering staff is committed to providing accurate, timely, and affordable public and private engineering/surveying for our clients. Every design project is managed by an experienced registered professional engineer using the latest technology for design and drafting, file management, 3D modeling, and Global Positioning. Our engineering department has a wide range of experience in mining and industrial projects both domestically and internationally.
We provide the following services:
Mining and Mineral Resources
- Dimension Stone, Aggregate Quarry and Coal Mining Permitting
- Geological and Hydro-Geological Studies
- Slope Stability Studies
- Mine Closure and Reclamation
- Mine Dewatering and Water Management
Mine/Site Engineering
- Site Evaluations
- Potential Mine Explorations/Investigations
- Royalty Calculations
- Claim Reserve Calculations
- Mine Mapping (Electronic Digital Maps, Aerials, Cartographic Mapping)
- Valuation Calculations
- Volumetrics
- 3D Analysis w/HDLS and Boring Data GPS Georeference
BENEFITS OF OUTSOURCED MINE ENGINEERING
- Fixed monthly cost.
- More cost effective than carried out by Client.
- Quick turnaround from inception.
- Engineering carried out by expertise with multiple years of experience gained on numerous projects.
- Effective data management and processing of data.
- Guaranteed real time mine engineering.
- Guarantee that all required activities are completed on time. (LOM-, annual- and monthly plans)
- Short, medium and long term planning integration.
- Comply with health and safety regulations (MSHA, OSHA).
- Improve strategic and business planning and make informed decisions.
- Effective advancing of systems.
- Improve operational efficiencies.
- Increase productivity and profitability.
- Budget's which are linked to the mine plan and not based upon previous years cost.
- Ongoing updating and reconciliation of ore-body models.
- Allow staff to spend more time performing service activities and less time on paperwork and data entry.
- Identify trends and highlight potential problem areas.
- Improve controls and accountability, leading to better quality of work.
- Full access by all and transparency of engineering data
- Guaranteed budget conformance
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