Mine Reclamation

Our team provides expertise on hundreds of projects with varying site conditions, including high altitude, remote locations.

Hydrometrics provides professional, technical, and construction services for all phases of abandoned mine reclamation projects. Hydrometrics’ emphasis is on identification and implementation of cost effective remediation methods tailored to project regulatory and reclamation action objectives. Our staff of scientists and engineers have experience conducting reclamation activities at hundreds of active and abandoned mine sites in the western United States.

  • Acid rock drainage (ARD) characterization and mitigation

  • Groundwater characterization

  • Soil and mine waste amendment and revegetation

  • Stream channel and riparian area rehabilitation

  • Mine waste repository design

  • Mine opening closure including capping and hydraulic plugging

  • Water management planning to minimize water quality impacts and water treatment requirements

  • Passive water treatment including

    • Anoxic limestone drains and open limestone channels

    • Constructed wetlands

    • Biotreatment cells

  • Active water treatment including

  • Lime precipitation and sludge recycling

  • High density sludge water treatment

  • Preparation of Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analyses documents at mine reclamation sites