Company Overview

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.

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Additional Details

Legal Name: NORWEST CORPORATION

Number of Employees: 57

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Services

• Climate Change Issues And Management
  • Air quality
  • Greenhouse gas emissions inventories
  • Strategies for corporate emissions management
  • Clean development mechanisms consultation and project design
• Consulting Engineer - Environment-impact Studies
• Consulting Engineer - Geolgy/Geophysic/Srvy-coal/Lignite/Anthracite
• Consulting Engineer - Geolgy/Geophysic/Srvy-geology/Geophysics
• Consulting Engineer - Geolgy/Geophysic/Srvy-metal/Non Metal Mineral
• Consulting Engineer - Geolgy/Geophysic/Srvy-other
• Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-beneficiation
• Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-coal Mining
• Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-exploration
• 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-other
• Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-tailings, Disposal
• Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-underground Mining
• Consulting Engineer - Petroleum & Natural Gas-other
• Consulting Engineer - Transportation-dredging
• Consulting Engineer - Transportation-multimodal Trnsptn Systems
• Consulting Engineer - Transportation-transportation Studies
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Environmental: Water Resources
  • Water resource management
  • Surface water hydrology
  • Groundwater characterization
  • Remediation and source control
  • Hydrologic impact prediction and analysis
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Management Consulting: Resource Utilization And Economics
  • Fuel supply assessments
  • Fuel blending studies
  • Fuel utilization studies
  • Market and transportation studies
  • Fuel procurement assistance
  • Investment evaluation

NAICS Categories

• 541330 Engineering Services
• 541619 Other Management Consulting Services
• 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
• 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

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