Selected Technique: Wick Drains Treatment Area: 100 000m Menard was awarded by Golder Associates on behalf of Evolution Mining for the soil improvement of an existing tailing pond for the support of a 15m+ dam embankment. The proposed solution of Wick Drains was installed over [...]

Selected Technique: Vertical Drains Treatment Area: 16,875m² Project Depth: 8-21m As part of the expansion of the largest open-pit gold mine in Canada, the Canadian Malartic Mine will build a dyke over a length of 1km100 and reach a height of more than 20m [...]

Selected Technique: Dynamic Compaction Treatment Area: 7380m2 Dam Length: 740 Project Depth: 3-14m Following the discovery of a gold deposit in Amaruq, located 200 km away from Baker Lake, NU, Agnico Eagle Mines needed to construct a dike approximately 800 meters long to [...]

Selected Techniques: Stone Columns Vertical Drains Treatment Area: 35,000m² Project Depth: 4-8m The Upper Pond Dam Remediation project was completed for VALE Nickel Mines in Sudbury, Ontario. The project consisted of the installation of Stone Columns with Wick Drains at intermediate points between the [...]

Selected Techniques: Deep Soil Mixing Stone Columns Treatment Area: 9,050m² Project Depth: 10-18m Menard Canada was approached to improve the stability of the dam slopes for the Kiena gold mine, located in Val d’Or, Qc. The main aim of this project is to increase [...]