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Improving Surface Mine Design, Permitting, and Compliance

Surface Mining Environmental Consulting

With strict oversight at the local, state, and federal levels and constantly emerging public relations concerns, operating a safe and responsible mining operation requires the ability to look ahead and address upcoming challenges before they derail the entire site.

For more than 30 years, mineral industry leaders have turned to HHNT for detailed environmental consulting, design, permitting, and compliance support for surface mining operations.

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HHNT: Digging in for Surface Mining Success

  • HHNT has experience serving surface mining operations across the Southeast.
  • We provide support throughout the lifetime of a mine, from initial site selection to eventual reclamation efforts at the facility’s end of life.
  • We have designed, permitted, provided compliance assistance, and reclaimed mines extracting everything from gravel to rare earth minerals.
  • We recognize the unique regulatory, political, and public relations challenges of the mineral industry and focus on helping our clients overcome them.

Surface Mine and Facility Types Served by HHNT

  • Aggregate (granite and limestone)
  • Kaolin
  • Industrial mineral sands and clays
  • Sand
  • Soil
  • Limestone
  • Granite
  • Clay

We also support businesses that provide mineral processing or other related services.

Services We Offer the Surface Mine and Mineral Industries

Surface Mining Project Success Stories

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Helping Operators Extract Value From the Earth for More Than 30 Years

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HHNT: A Place to Build a Career

HHNT is always looking for passionate, collaborative, hardworking engineers, ecologists, and environmental scientists to join our team. If you’re interested in working on the most challenging engineering projects alongside the absolute best in the industry, visit our Careers page to learn more.

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