At Geotesta, we listen. Our aim is to know more about who you are and what you plan to do. We think long term -
finding the best way to optimise your investment over the life of your project. We believe in geotechnical design by
observational method, a geotechnical model based on field measurement and instrumentation that could reduce
construction and mining operation cost and increase safety.

MINING GEOTECHNICAL

  • Underground Mining Rock Mechanics Reviews
  • Shaft Assessments and Reviews
  • Open Cut Mine Slope Stability Assessments
  • Instrumentation and monitoring for groundwater and slope stability
  • Instrumentation for tunnelling works
  • Ground Control and Remote Monitoring
  • Geotechnical Engineering for Mine Infrastructures and haul roads
  • Tailings dams, investigation, design and monitoring
  • Foundation design for mine processing plants
  • Blasting and Vibration Monitoring

TAILINGS AND MINE WASTE ENGINEERING

  • GEOTESTA provides a wide range of tailings and mine waste engineering design services including:
  • Geotechnical, hydrogeological, hydrological and geochemical characterisation, evaluation and design
  • Strategic planning for tailings and water management
  • Risk and hazard assessment, failure evaluations and emergency response plans
  • Site evaluation and selection, design of tailings facilities
  • Design for low strength low density materials
  • Paste and thickened tailings schemes
  • Pilot test work and material characterisation
  • Assistance with government permit acquisition and compliance
  • Assistance with construction management and quality assurance
  • Assistance with operational monitoring and management

MINING GROUND CONTROL

  • Seismic measurement
  • vibration monitoring
  • load cell supply, installation and monitoring
  • piezometers
  • rock bolt strain gauges
  • total pressure cell
  • acoustic meter