Capabilities
Engineering
EcoE provides multidisciplinary engineering capabilities across tailings and mine waste, geotechnics, geology and mining, environmental and water engineering, civil infrastructure, control and instrumentation, mechanical, electrical and structural engineering.
Consulting Services – Project Phases
Site understanding, constraints, data validation
Options screening, high-level layouts, order-of-magnitude inputs
Selected option refinement, key risks, initial constructability and cost/schedule ranges
Bankable-level definition, design basis confirmation, CAPEX/OPEX and programme certainty
(IFR/IFC-ready design deliverables, specifications, drawings, BOQs, implementation planning
Technical support, inspections, QA/QC, change control, compliance oversight
As-builts, commissioning support, completion files, lessons learned, operations readiness
Where we provide end-to-end engineering and procurement services and manage the construction process on the client’s behalf, coordinating contractors to deliver the project safely, on time, within budget, and to specification.
Tailings Storage Facilities – ”Total Tailings Management”
A key differentiator of EcoE is our specialist focus on Total Tailings Management. We deliver comprehensive, end-to-end services spanning the entire tailings value chain: from the tailings transfer tank at the processing plant, through slurry transfer systems and deposition and management at the Tailings Storage Facility (TSF), to the efficient return of water to the plant. Our service is fully integrated with all ancillary requirements, including pipelines, pump stations, civil and earthworks design, stormwater and water management, roads and access infrastructure, environmental management, and supporting governance roles such as Engineer of Record (EoR) and geotechnical engineering, ensuring complete, coordinated tailings management solutions.
EcoE also provides specialist capability in dams and hydropower / water infrastructure, applying a multidisciplinary approach to support major infrastructure projects from early feasibility through delivery and operations. Our teams integrate geotechnical engineering and geology with broader infrastructure and environmental requirements, enabling coordinated solutions that are practical, constructible, and defensible, supporting clients from ground conditions assessment through to water-related and hydromechanical works design and implementation support.
A single team handling all technical disciplines, eliminating interface gaps. Thickener to Tailings disposal, and the return water system. This also includes any mechanical systems for conveyance and deposition of the tailings (conveyors, dewatering plants, cyclone systems, and yellow fleet planning).
Solutions pre-engineered to meet NEMA, NWA, ICOLD, GISTM, regulatory frameworks and IFC funding.
Proactively identifying geotechnical, hydraulic, and environmental failure points.
Designs optimisation for CAPEX, OPEX, and closure liability.
Integration with our internal environmental team from the scoping phase.
- TSF, CDF, WMF and dam monitoring, compliance reviews and safety inspections
- Engineer of Record and Approved Professional Person
- Tailings deposition, stage capacity and consolidation modelling
- Operational monitoring, instrumentation and inspections
- Compilation and maintaining OMS Manuals, EPRP and CoPs
- Feasibility Studies and Planning
- Geotechnical and geohydrological site investigations
- Mine waste and geochemical evaluation
- Stability and seepage analysis, including liquefaction and deformation assessment
- TSF and dam licensing
- Regulatory approvals
Geotechnical Engineering
- Geotechnical Investigations
- Dolomite Stability Investigations
- Mine Geotechnics
- Material Characterisation (field and laboratory)
- Limit Equilibrium and Numerical Analysis (Static and Dynamic)
- Settlement Analysis
- Slope Stability (TSF, Stockpiles, Dam Embankments, Soil and Rock Slopes)
- Ground Improvement Designs
- Lateral Support and Retaining Wall Design
- Decline and Boxcut Designs
- Deep Foundation Design
- Open Pit Slope Stability
- Rockfall Protection
- Foundation inspections and approvals during construction
Waste Management Facilities
- Commercial, Industrial, Metallurgical, Energy and Mining Waste
- Solid and Liquid Waste Facilities
- Mine influenced water treatment (passive and active)
- Planning, Design and Implementation
- Environmental Authorisations and Permitting
- Slope Stability and Seepage analysis
- Drainage and Seepage Systems
- Geotechnical Investigations
- Geohydrological and Hydrological Investigations
- Closure and rehabilitation, Design and Financial quantum’s
- Construction Monitoring and Administration (FIDIC, NEC, GCC).
Stormwater Management and Waste Designs
- Stormwater Management Plans (SWMP)
- Pollution Control, Return Water and Balancing dams
- Silt Trap, Silt Retention and Slurry Dams
- Overburden, ROM, Product and Discard Facilities
- River and Stream Diversions
- Floodline Studies
- Compliance Audits and Reporting - GN704, R635 AND R636
- Infrastructure condition assessment
- Clean and dirty water separation
- Dynamic Water Balance Models
Waste Design – Pollution Control Dams
- Dam Sizing
- Liner Designs
- Inlet and Outlet Structures
- Emergency Spillways
- Dam Slope Stability Analysis
- Seepage Analysis
- Barrier Assessment
- Liner Integrity Assessment
- Liner Service Life Determination
- Leak Location Surveys
- Silt Trap Sizing based on Flow and Particle Settling
- Inlet and Overflow Designs
- Operational, Cleaning and Maintenance
Civil Infrastructure
- Pump Stations (Sewer, Water, Dewatering)
- Bulk Water and Pit Dewatering Pipelines
- Structural Integrity Investigations
- Structural Design – Steel and Concrete
- Civil Works (plints, thrust blocks, foundations, bulk earth and layer works)
- Stormwater Management
- Municipal Infrastructure
Mechanical Engineering
- Slurry Transfer Systems
- Dewatering Plants
- Bulk Material Handling (BMH)
- Pump Systems
- Underground Backfill Systems
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Hydromechanical Equipment
- Hydropower Equipment (Turbines, Generators, Governors, Auxilairy Systems)
- Dam Outlet Works
- Bulk Water Conveyance and Storage (Piping and Tank systems)
- Lifting Equipment
Electrical, Control and Instrumentation
- LV Reticulation
- Lightning and Earthing
- Wiring and Panels
- Motor Control Centre (MCC)
- Automation and Control Systems
- Bulk Power Supply and Optimisation
Mining Infrastructure
- Infrastructure Planning and Layouts
- Bulk Earthworks, Terracing and Stockpiles
- Haul Road Design along with accompanying Bridge and or Major Culvert Designs
- Mine Access Roads
- Bridges, Culverts and Intersections
- Traffic Impact Studies
- Water-Retaining Concrete Structures
- Concrete Silo Design
- Foundation Design
- Boxcut Designs and CRCP Slab Designs
- Incline Floor Slab Design
- Brick and Mortar Buildings
- Concrete Structures and Foundations.
Structural Engineering
- Above-ground Structural Steel Design
- Conveyor Trestles, Gantries, Transfer Towers and Ancillary Steel Buildings
- Screening Buildings
- Crushing Buildings
- Heavy Duty Workshops,
- Washbays, Offices, MCC’s, Carports
- Pipe Racks
- Prefabricated Building Support Structures
- Seismic and Dynamic Analysis
Asset Management & Audits (Mechanical, Electrical, Structural and Civil)
- Above-ground Structural Steel Design
- Pumpstations, Tanks & Pipelines
- Hydropower Plants and Dam Outletworks
- Bulk Materials Handling Systems
- Electrical Supply and Reticulation
- Control systems
- Waste and Mine Residue Facilities
Environmental Engineering
- Water Treatment / Passive Water Treatment Systems
- Closure Designs
- Closure Audits / Detailed Closure Cost Estimates
- Water Balances / Conservation and Demand
- Rehabilitation Designs
- Acid Mine Drainage Strategies
- Water Treatment Plants – WWTW, RO Filtration Plant
- Passive Treatment Systems
Construction
- Time-Saving Solutions (Reduced Lead Times, Coherent Construction and Design)
- Value Engineering
- Professional contract and construction management expertise
- Quality Assurance and Control (QA/QC)
- Construction duration time-saving initiatives, as well as cost-saving initiatives, through value engineering
- Contract and Construction Management
- Site Supervision and Monitoring
- Engineering Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM)
Let’s move your project forward
Partner with a team that understands both the technical and environmental demands of complex projects.