Services

What major projects need, from the first assessment to the last reclamation report

Mines, pipelines, transmission lines and highways across Northwest BC are permitted, built, operated and closed in stages. Ravken provides the environmental field work each stage needs, delivered by qualified staff under a Qualified Environmental Professional, inside the client's management systems.

Assessment & Permitting

Baseline StudiesWater quality, fish and habitat, wildlife, vegetation and soils, collected early enough to support the EA and permit applications.
Exploration & Early Works MonitoringDrill programs, trails, camps and access roads monitored under notice-of-work and pre-construction conditions.
Permitting SupportField data, mitigation plans and compliance planning for Mines Act, EMA, Water Sustainability Act and Fisheries Act authorizations and EA conditions.
Nation-Side Review and OversightTechnical review of proponent submissions for a Nation government, referrals support, and monitoring of permit conditions.

Construction & Operations

Construction MonitoringRight-of-way clearing and grading, watercourse crossings, plant sites, tailings and water facilities and haul roads, with problems raised before they stop work.
Water Quality & Effluent ComplianceTurbidity and instream monitoring near water; surface water, groundwater and effluent sampling against permit limits, including MDMER.
Wildlife ProgramsFish and amphibian salvages, nest sweeps, and bat, bird and raptor surveys, timed to clearing windows.
Sediment & ErosionDesign, installation and supply of erosion and sediment control on pads, roads and stockpiles.

Closure & Reclamation

Progressive ReclamationDisturbed ground reclaimed while the mine operates, and closure reclamation to a condition the regulator and the Nation both accept.
Closure MonitoringPost-closure water quality, revegetation and erosion monitoring, with the reporting that shows closure conditions are met.
Effectiveness MonitoringLonger-term tracking of reclamation and habitat restoration to verify that what was built is holding.

Corridors & Linear Projects

Pipelines, Transmission & HighwaysConstruction environmental monitoring on active spreads and corridors, inside the prime contractor's management system and reporting cadence.
Access & Resource RoadsEnvironmental inspection of road construction, maintenance and deactivation, including the access that serves a mine or camp.

Every scope is delivered by qualified staff under a Qualified Environmental Professional, inside the client's environmental management and safety systems. Ravken is the monitoring and compliance layer: we do not perform construction, excavation, remediation or hazardous waste handling.