Mining
The Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana is the largest
source of coal mined in the United States and is one of the largest deposits in
the world.
Coal mined from the Powder River Basin attributes to over 25% of
the total US Production or roughly 350 million tons annually.
All of KTI’s key engineering staff have practical on-the-ground mining experience and involvement in:
- Mine Engineering
- Mine planning and design
- Mine progression simulation and modeling
- Design of post-mining topography (PMT)
- Volumetric calculations
- As-built topography
- Contouring and slope analysis
- Reclamation bonding calculations
- Civil Engineering
- Engineering design of roads, water systems, and rail lines
- Professional engineer designs, certifications, and as-built drawings
- Environmental Engineering
- Mine waste refuse pile design
- Waste Rock and tailings disposal
- Landfill design
- Water Resources Engineering
- Hydrologic Control Plans
- Impoundment and sediment control reservoir design
- Design of stream channels, diversion structures, spillways, and pipelines
- Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for predicting floods, runoff, and channel velocities
- Stream design and reconstruction
- Diversion Design
- Runoff and flood analysis
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Slope stability analysis
- Piezometer and inclinometer installation and monitoring
- Surface, geologic, and ground water modeling
- Reclamation Planning
- Surveying