Environmental Management

With deep experience and breadth of resources, we collaborate with clients to minimise environmental impact, enhance ROI, and ensure companies meet compliance standards at all levels - ensuring a supported sustainable future.

Ecology & Rehabilitation

We deliver expert ecological assessments, site surveys, and habitat rehabilitation to minimise environmental impact and support sustainable development. Our team of specialist ecologists uses advanced tools like LiDAR to evaluate biodiversity, ecosystem health, and habitat quality. From risk assessments to restoration plans, we provide evidence-based insights and tailored strategies that ensure compliance and long-term ecological integrity. Through collaboration and adaptive management, we help clients uphold environmental stewardship and build strong stakeholder relationships.

Soil Science

Mining operations can degrade soil quality at an alarming rate, and managing soil resources is crucial for mine closure planning and achieving targeted post‑mining land use. Using advanced techniques like LiDAR and recognised classification systems, we assess soil quality, rehabilitation suitability, and land capability through in-situ testing to ensure accurate, cost-effective data for precise modelling.

By identifying usable soils and calculating volumes for rehabilitation, clients gain the insight needed to meet compliance requirements and achieve long-term environmental outcomes.

Rehabilitation Monitoring

Rehabilitation monitoring is key to achieving a sustainable post-mining future. Our expert team combines clear objectives, innovative methods, and advanced technologies, such as GIS, drones, and remote sensing, to assess erosion, water quality, vegetation health, and landform stability.

Our adaptive, site-specific approach ensures effective rehabilitation, supports ESG goals, and fosters long-term land use outcomes for stakeholder objectives.

Geoscience

We empower our clients to make environmentally sound and sustainable decision-making across all stages of the mine lifecycle. We assess geochemical risks through waste rock characterisation, water quality monitoring, and predictive modelling to manage acid mine drainage and metal leaching.

Using advanced techniques like acid base accounting and kinetic testing, we design site-specific waste storage solutions that minimise long-term environmental risks. Our integrated approach ensures compliance, protects ecosystems, and enables efficient, responsible mining operations.

Industry Experience

Waste rock borrow geochemical sampling, field analysis and review
Waste rock borrow geochemical sampling, field analysis and review
expertise

Geotechnical Engineering

service

Advise, Assess, Design

mineral

Au, Cu, Pb, Zn

location

Cobar, NSW

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Desaturation and dusting of tailings
Desaturation and dusting of tailings
expertise

Geotechnical Engineering

service

Assess

mineral

Au, Cu, Pb, Zn

location

Burnie, TAS

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Instrumentation and monitoring of an oxygen limiting store and release cover
Instrumentation and monitoring of an oxygen limiting store and release cover
expertise

Geotechnical Engineering

service

Manage

mineral

Au, Cu, Pb, Zn

location

TAS

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Geochemical contamination assessment and cover design using multiple accounts analysis
Geochemical contamination assessment and cover design using multiple accounts analysis
expertise

Geotechnical Engineering

service

Design

mineral

Pb, Zn

location

Mt Isa, QLD

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Cover column trials to explore potential cover options for a tailing’s storage facility
Cover column trials to explore potential cover options for a tailing’s storage facility
expertise

Geotechnical Engineering

service

Assess, Design

mineral

Au, Cu, Pb, Zn

location

Cobar, NSW

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Cover column trials and design for heap leach pad rehabilitation
Cover column trials and design for heap leach pad rehabilitation
expertise

Mine and Quarry Closure

service

Design, Manage

mineral

Au

location

Broken Hill, SA

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Assessment program and closure management plan
Assessment program and closure management plan
expertise

Geotechnical Engineering

service

Design, Manage

mineral

Cu

location

Cobar, NSW

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Insights from cover column trials at tailings storage facility rehabilitation project
Insights from cover column trials at tailings storage facility rehabilitation project
expertise

Geotechnical Engineering

service

Assess, Design

mineral

Ag, Au, Pb, Zn

location

Nymagee, NSW

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Comprehensive assessment of tailings storage facility rehabilitation
Comprehensive assessment of tailings storage facility rehabilitation
expertise

Geotechnical Engineering

service

Advise, Design

mineral

Au, Cu, Pb, Zn

location

Cobar, NSW

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Quarry closure and rehabilitation strategy and order-of-magnitude cost estimate
Quarry closure and rehabilitation strategy and order-of-magnitude cost estimate
expertise

Mine and Quarry Closure

service

Design, Manage

mineral

Greywacke

location

QLD, NSW, VIC

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Our state-of-the-art, in-house laboratory sets us apart as the leading provider of its kind in Australia. Combining industry-best practices with decades of experience, we deliver unmatched accuracy in data collection and analysis.

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Upcoming Events & Sponsorships

At SGME, we believe true leadership comes from collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and a commitment to advancing industry standards. Our sponsorships aren’t just logos on banners — they’re part of our mission to foster innovation, support emerging talent, and contribute to a more sustainable future across closure planning, geoscience, and tailings management.

Events
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Life of Mine Gold Sponsor | Mine Waste and Tailings Conference 2025
Life of Mine Gold Sponsor | Mine Waste and Tailings Conference 2025
date

29 July 2025

location

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

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Events
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Closure Planning Practitioners Association (CPPA)
Closure Planning Practitioners Association (CPPA)
date

4 September 2024

location

Level 14, 500 Queen Street Brisbane Queensland 4001

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UQ Geoscience Society Gold Sponsor 2025
UQ Geoscience Society Gold Sponsor 2025
date

30 June 2025

location

University of Queensland

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Queensland Tailings Group Platinum Sponsor
Queensland Tailings Group Platinum Sponsor
date

29 July 2025

location

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

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Our Memberships & Networks