Geotechnical Consulting for Open Pit Mining Operations

Keefner Mining & Geotech provides hands-on geotechnical engineering support for active mine sites. With 20+ years of open pit experience spanning slope stability, monitoring system design, and ground control management, I help operations stay safe, stay compliant, and stay productive.

How I Can Help Your Site

→ Monitoring Data Compilation & Reporting — I take your quarterly or annual monitoring data and deliver organized datasets and review-ready summary reports, so your team isn't scrambling before every audit or third-party visit.

→ Monitoring System Design & Setup — Vendor-neutral instrument selection, placement plans, data flow architecture, and operating procedures for new pits, expansions, or tailings facilities.

→ Ground Control Management Plans — New GCMP development or revision of existing plans, written for the people who actually use them — with TARPs, escalation procedures, and risk registers that reflect current site conditions.

→ Geotechnical Training — Site-specific training for engineers, operators, and supervisors covering slope stability fundamentals, monitoring interpretation, visual inspections, and emergency response — with real case studies and human factors awareness built in.

→ Slope Stability Analysis & Design — Kinematic assessment, limit equilibrium, numerical modeling (Slide2/3, RS2/RS3), probabilistic analysis, and rockfall simulation — right-sized to your question.

→ Independent Geotechnical Review — Conflict-free evaluation of consultant reports, slope designs, heap leach studies, and monitoring programs. Proposal comparison and scope development for upcoming work.

→ Emergency Response & TARP Development — Alarm threshold calibration, escalation matrices, decision flowcharts for control rooms, and tabletop exercises that test your response chain before a real event does.

→ Custom Digital Tools for Geotechnical Operations — I scope and build lightweight, purpose-built web and mobile tools that automate repetitive workflows — field inspection apps, equipment databases, reporting pipelines — with no recurring license fees.

Every engagement is scoped to fit your operation. Whether you need a one-time analysis, a recurring reporting service, or someone to stand up an entire monitoring program, let's talk about what would actually move the needle for your site.