NORWEST CORPORATION
Norwest Corporation is an employee-owned energy, mining and environmental consulting company offering a wide range of services to the energy, minerals and natural resource industries.
These include geological, engineering and consulting for the evaluation and development of coal, coalbed methane, oil sands, oil shale, industrial minerals and base and precious metals projects. In the environmental arena, we bring an integrated approach to environmental assessment and regulatory support, environmental planning and management, water resources and climate change. Our geoscience and geotechnical engineering expertise comes into play from initial feasibility study through operational monitoring and finally reclamation and environmental remediation. Norwests management consulting services build on our extensive experience in management, operations, planning, analysis, marketing and government relations, and enable us to provide a full range of due diligence services, including bankable feasibility studies.
Company Details
Year Established:
1979
Total Sales ($CDN):
$10,000,000 - $25,000,000
Number of Employees:
57
Company Information
Donald O. Downing
Title:
Vice President Management Consulting
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(403) 237-7763
Fax:
(403) 263-4086
Email:
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Joseph P. Aiello
Title:
President
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(403) 237-7763
Fax:
(403) 263-4086
Theresa Murphy
Title:
Business Development Coordinator
Telephone:
(403) 237-7763
Fax:
(403) 263-4086
Email:
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Services
Consulting Engineer - Petroleum & Natural Gas-other
Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-exploration
Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-coal Mining
Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-hard Rock Mining
Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-mine Planning & Prdtn
Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-open Pit Mining
Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-underground Mining
Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-beneficiation
Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-tailings,Disposal
Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-other
Consulting Engineer - Transportation-transportation Studies
Consulting Engineer - Environment-impact Studies
Consulting Engineer - Geolgy/Geophysic/Srvy-geology/Geophysics
Consulting Engineer - Geolgy/Geophysic/Srvy-metal/Non Metal Mineral
Consulting Engineer - Geolgy/Geophysic/Srvy-coal/Lignite/Anthracite
Consulting Engineer - Geolgy/Geophysic/Srvy-other
Consulting Engineer - Transportation-dredging
Consulting Engineer - Transportation-multimodal Trnsptn Systems
Geology: Exploration And Geophysical Services
- Exploration programs
- Drilling and field programs
- High resolution seismic surveys
- Geophysical interpretation and specialized log analysis
- Remote sensing and thematic mapping
- Energy minerals (coal, oil sands, oil shales)
- Base, precious and industrial minerals
- Coalbed methane testing and data analysis
Geology: Resource Assessment
- Computer modeling
- Resource characterization
- Reserve estimation
- Geostatistics
- Coalbed methane studies
Engineering: Surface And Underground Mining
- Mine design and planning
- Mine cost estimating
- Equipment selection and specification
- Benchmarking, productivity, and efficiency studies
- Operational assistance and management
- Concept to full feasibility studies
- Economic, financial, and valuation studies
- Training and technical assistance
- Mine safety
- Mine scheduling
- Computer based simulation
Engineering: Processing/Materials Handling
- Bench-scale testing and data analysis
- Sampling and quality determination program
- Feasibility studies
- Processing design
- Mine infrastructure design
- Operator training
- Capital and operating cost estimates
- Greenfield and existing facilities modifications
- Detailed plant design and engineering
- Specifications for equipment and complete systems
- Construction management
- Plant commissioning and start-up
- Change over/shutdown schedule determination
Engineering: Resource Development
- Development plans for surface and underground coal and mineral resources
- In-situ oil sands and heavy oil recovery
- Lease application and permit preparation
- Coalbed methane development and production planning
Geotechnical And Geo-environmental Engineering
- General geotechnical engineering
- Site characterization
- Risk assessment
- Design review
- Safety audits
- Mine reclamation planning and design
- Investigation and mitigation of hazardous areas
Geo-engineering: Mine Closure And Mitigation
- Mine closure evaluation studies
- Due diligence studies
- Mine closure/abandonment planning, design, and costing
- Land use planning and certification in relation to mine hazards
- Site investigation planning and management
- Mine heritage reconstruction
- Hazard identification and mitigation
- Acid rock drainage (ARD) management
Environmental Assessment And Regulatory Support
- Environmental baseline studies
- Environmental impact studies (EA, EIS, and EIA)
- Site characterization
- Environmental compliance audits
- Environmental due diligence
- Environmental risk assessments
- Permitting
- Determination of environmental and reclamation liabilities
Environmental Planning And Management
- Environmental management plans
- Environmental compliance planning
- Mine reclamation, planning, and design
- Mine closure/abandonment planning, design, and costing
- Environmental and reclamation management training
- Project management and implementation
- Remediation / rehabilitation / redevelopment planning for mined land
- Investigation and mitigation of hazardous areas
Climate Change Issues And Management
- Air quality
- Greenhouse gas emissions inventories
- Strategies for corporate emissions management
- Clean development mechanisms consultation and project design
Management Consulting: Resource Utilization And Economics
- Fuel supply assessments
- Fuel blending studies
- Fuel utilization studies
- Market and transportation studies
- Fuel procurement assistance
- Investment evaluation
Management Consulting: Business Consulting
- Strategic and business planning
- Risk assessment
- Operations benchmarking and productivity analysis
- Enhanced operational performance
- Organization design
- Training and contract services
- Project management and facilitation
- Operations management
- Strategic management of environmental issues
- Expert witness and litigation support
- Arbitration services
- Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
- Mineral policy and government regulations
- Sectoral reform, industry restructuring, and institutional strengthening
- Sustainable development strategiesroperty valuations
- Contract and operational audits
- Mineral policy and government regulations
- Sectoral reform, industry restructuring, and institutional strengthening
- Sustainable development strategies
Environmental: Water Resources
- Water resource management
- Surface water hydrology
- Groundwater characterization
- Remediation and source control
- Hydrologic impact prediction and analysis
Geo-engineering: Surface Mining And Facilities
- Site investigation and planning
- Blasting assessment
- Tailings impoundment design and construction
- Earth fill dam design
- Dam safety evaluations
- Slope stability and landslide analysis and monitoring
- Landform re-grading and reclamation design
- Haul road design
- Foundation design
- Waste dump and spoil pile stability analysis
Geo-engineering: Underground Mining
- Strata control investigation
- Roof support and pillar design
- Investigation of coal/rock bumps and bursts
- Instrumentation and monitoring
- Rock tunnel support and shaft lining design
- Geotechnical hazard mapping and risk analysis
Management Consulting: Measurable Results
- Financial and economic analysis
- Fuel supply evaluations
- Confidential reviews
- Market assessment
- Due diligence
- Mine and project valuations
- Property valuations
- Contract and operational audits
Management Consulting: Public Sector
- Mineral policy and government regulations
- Sectoral reform, industry restructuring, and institutional strengthening
- Sustainable development strategies