Engineering & Quality Assurance

Mine Dewatering

This work involves assessing the hydrogeology of an existing or new mine site, assessing mine dewatering options, pumping options and potential water yields from a mine and in-pit pump sumping or external dewatering bores.

This work involves assessing the hydrogeology of an existing or new mine site, assessing mine dewatering options, pumping options and potential water yields from a mine and in-pit pump sumping or external dewatering bores.


Project Scheduling

This work involves scheduling through Microsoft Project or other timeline-type software whereby resources can be assigned and timelines projected, forecast, etc. for the life of the project to meet milestones during the project scope.

This work involves scheduling through Microsoft Project or other timeline-type software whereby resources can be assigned and timelines projected, forecast, etc. for the life of the project to meet milestones during the project scope.


Project Cost Control

This work is critical in terms of management of budgets ensuring that this key performance indicator is kept within set criteria and variations managed appropriately.

Cost control also includes forecasting costs throughout the life of the project and also deriving potential deviations.


Data Management Quality Control

Data management quality control is critical to good quality assurance and integrity of data that is gathered in the field during any project, large or small, ensuring that what is collected is of a standardised approach, repeatable and of sound integrity.

This also includes good data transfer from field to office and continuous verification of data collection.


ISO 9001 QA Practice

This work is pending and procedures are in preparation. A number of our business practices at Saprolite Environmental endeavour to meet ISO 9001; at this stage not yet certified by third party.

However, work practices, project management, and business management do follow these guidelines in principal.


Pipeline Design

Through the engagement of suitable resources by Saprolite Environmental we are able to assist clients in designing pipelines for borefields, dewatering systems, etc.

Through the engagement of suitable resources by Saprolite Environmental we are able to assist clients in designing pipelines for borefields, dewatering systems, etc.


Pump Design & Selection

Though our knowledge and experience of borefields we are able to guide a client in terms of pump selection and suitable sized pumps and design for small, medium or large borefields.

We also have connections with pump suppliers that are able to offer us assistance in this area.