Mineral Exploration

12 Mineral Exploration | amebc.ca 50TH ANNIVERSARY PHOTOS: JIMMY BARRIEAUCOURTESY BOART LONGYEAR; KLOHN CRIPPEN BERGER Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) is an engineering, geoscience and environmental consulting firm. With headquarters in Vancouver and oŽices in Canada, Australia, Peru and Brazil, KCB provides services to the transportation, infrastructure, hydro power, mining and energy industries. KCB has worked on more than 300 mining projects around the world, specializing in mine waste management and environmental stewardship. It has a long history in tailings storage facility design, with experience on hundreds of dams, some of which are over 200 metres high. "The company specializes in pragmatic and quality engineering," says Harvey McLeod, a principal of KCB and vice- president of strategic marketing. KCB has been in business for 67 years and in that time it has seen a lot of changes in the mineral exploration and development industry, some good and some not so good. On the plus side of Established in 1890, Boart Longyear provides productivity solutions for diamond coring exploration, reverse circulation, large diameter rotary, mine de-watering, production and sonic drilling. The company also manufactures, markets and services drill rigs, drill string products, down-hole instrumentation tools and parts. The drilling services division of Boart Longyear has customers that mine a wide range of commodities, including copper, gold, nickel, zinc and uranium. During the time the company has been a corporate member of AME, the mineral exploration and development industry has changed considerably, says Jimmy Barrieau, environment, health and safety and training regional manager in the Calgary oŽice of Boart Longyear Canada. "The industry has evolved from a prospector culture to a professional, high-stakes industry that demands the best," says Barrieau. "The big players are working in most parts of Canada now, including some of the most remote areas." In addition, he says, the mineral exploration industry has become less dangerous, thanks to greater attention to safety. Boart Longyear has been a corporate member of AME in one business incarnation or another for many years, says Barrieau. "Being a member entitles us to admission to AME's many industry events, which gives us valuable face time with our clients," he says. "It enables us to share best practices with them and compare key metrics." Sampling some tailings: Boart Longyear sonic drill at work in British Columbia; (below) Jimmy Barrieau.

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