The Petrotek Team has over one hundred years of combined experience in performing hydrogeologic characterizations for evaluating soils, ground water/surface water impacts at new and active hard rock mining/mineral processing sites throughout the western United States. We have worked at numerous mining sites in the western US including sites in Arizona (copper); New Mexico (uranium, copper, silver and gold); Utah (uranium); Colorado (uranium and gold); Wyoming (uranium and rare earth elements); Montana (copper, silver and gold); Idaho (silver, lead and zinc).

Specific areas of expertise include:

• Aquifer characterization and assessment
• Groundwater remedial design and evaluation
• Regulatory compliance support
• Expert witness testimony and litigation support
• Preparation of Permit to Mine Applications
• Project management
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Investigations
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Investigations
• Geologic mapping, data interpretation and modeling
• Groundwater modeling studies to assess long-term groundwater conditions
• Environmental monitoring for active mining operations
• Post-operational assessment and monitoring