Services
Mine Remediation/Evaluations/Permitting
VESTRA offers a full range of engineering, hydrology, geotechnical, remedial and environmental science services to the mining industry. This includes working with abandoned underground mining operations, active quarries, and on-stream gravel operations.
Our engineering, environmental sciences, and geotechnical staff bring decades of experience to each project. Projects have ranged from permitting, design, and SMARA inspections to closure and remediation activities. We also have conducted numerous special studies, including biological assessments and comprehensive metal characterization studies.
We act as client advocates and with years of working in the mining industry have developed and maintained close professional relationships with regulatory agencies and those individuals responsible for reviews and permit approval.
Our Mining services include:
- Hydrologic Evaluation
- Biological Assessments
- Bulkhead Seal/Cap Design
- CEQA/NEPA Compliance
- Use and Amended Use Permits
- DFG 1600 and 1603
- Feasibility Studies
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES)
- Grading Permits
- Remedial Design and Permitting
- SMARA Compliance
- CERCLA Engineering Studies
- Use Attainability Analyses
- WDR Permits
- Water Rights
- Air Quality Permitting
- Special Studies: Ore Resources, Hydrology, Archeology and Biology
Contact us at info@vestra.com or call us at (530) 223-2585 for more information.
Example Projects
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Aug2010
NPDES Compliance, Characterization and Remedial Design
Bully Hill and Rising Star Mines East Shasta Mining District, Shasta County, California For the last 7 years, VESTRA has managed the investigation and remedial activities at the Bully Hill and Rising Star mines for Millennium Holdings LLC. &n…
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Aug2010
NPDES Compliance and Remedial Design
Stowell Mine
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Shasta County, California VESTRA serves as the environmental and engineering consultant for the owner of the Stowell Mine Complex in Shasta County, California. The objectives of the ongoing activities are to eliminate ARD … -
Aug2010
Bulkhead Seal Design and Installation
Golinksy Mine
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Shasta County, California The Golinsky Mine is a small, underground copper mine complex located on steep, inaccessible Forest Service property near Shasta lake. The mine includes three abandoned portals, miscel… -
Aug2010
Bulkhead Seal Design and Installation - Shasta King Mine
Shasta King Mine
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Shasta County, California The Shasta King Mine is an inactive copper mine located in steep, inaccessible terrain in Northern California. The mine contains five main portals that historically were major contributor… -
Aug2010
Acid Mine Drainage Characterization
Afterthought Mine
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Ingot, California The Afterthought Mine is an abandoned copper mine located approximately 13 miles east of Redding, California. The Afterthought Mine operated from the late 1870s until it was abandoned in 1959. In 19… -
Aug2010
Regulatory Compliance and Expansion Permitting
Dicalite Minerals Corporation
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Burney, California Dicalite Minerals Corporation operates an open-pit diatomite mine near Burney in Shasta County, California. Treated stormwater is discharged from the facility to an intermittent tributary… -
Sep2010
CERCLA Removal Action Engineering Design and Specifications
ZACA Mine Complex
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United States Forest Service An Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis was completed for the Forest Service for removal and cleanup activities under CERCLA at the Zaca Mine Complex, an abandoned underground gold and silv… -
Aug2010
SMARA Mine Inspections, Modoc County
SMARA Mine Inspections
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Modoc County, California VESTRA was retained by Modoc County to conduct annual SMARA mine inspections. Twenty-three mines in Modoc County had not been inspected since 2000. VESTRA conducted a deta… -
Aug2010
SMARA Mine Inspections, Lassen County
SMARA Mine Inspections Lassen County, California VESTRA was retained by Lassen County to conduct annual SMARA mine inspections. Lassen County had struggled with insufficient staff to support the 55 surface mines in the County. …
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Aug2010
Permitting and CEQA Compliance
Shasta Ranch Aggregate Anderson, California VESTRA represented the project proponent and serves as the project manager and permitting coordinator for the proposed Shasta Ranch Aggregate Project in Shasta County, California. The proposed…
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Apr2011
Mine Permitting and Compliance
Monitor Rock Quarry Trinity County, California VESTRA was retained by Concrete Aggregate Inc. to complete permitting activities associated with the development of an aggregate mine in Trinity County, California. The initial Use Permit is…
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Aug2010
NPDES Compliance, Characterization and Remedial Design - Spanish Mine
Spanish Mine
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Nevada County, California VESTRA was retained by the owner of a local timber company to manage its NPDES compliance program, site investigation, and remedial actions at two abandoned mine sites in Nevada County. Acid…



