Kemmerer Mine—Wyoming
Chevron Mining, Inc. Highwall Slope Stability AAI has investigated various aspects of highwall stability at several pits at the Kemmerer Mine, including large-scale slope failure, wedge analysis, [...]
Molycorp Questa Mine
Molybdenum ore is mined by block caving methods at Molycorp’s Questa Mine. AAI has provided geotechnical consulting services to the mine since 1979 as follows: Evaluation of decline rock support [...]
Mountain Coal Company
West Elk Mine—Somerset, CO AAI has provided underground geotechnical engineering services to Mountain Coal Company’s West Elk Mine since the 1980s. Services include installation of geotechnical [...]
West Ridge Resources—Price, UT
Longwall Optimization In 1997, AAI conducted three studies for West Ridge prior to mine development. The first study addressed longwall panel orientation based on local fracture mapping, [...]
Mencon, LLC—Craig, Colorado
Geotechnical Evaluation and Longwall Feasibility AAI performed geotechnical and economic evaluations for the feasibility study of longwall mining at the Trapper Mine for Mencon, LLC. A [...]
