Energy and Hard Rock Mines
Ecosphere has worked for more than 20 years for energy and hard rock mines. Ecosphere has been a leader in designing and developing water quality compliance plans through the Clean Water Act permitting process. In addition, Ecosphere has unique experience working with a variety of federal government agencies (BIA, BLM, OSM) on the compliance and permitting for development and continued operation of mine resources on tribal lands—particularly Navajo Mine, a surface coal mine located on Navajo Nation lands. The areas where Ecosphere has specific expertise in mine planning and compliance include: