Associates

We have a number of associates who work with us on projects as well as running their own businesses. If you are looking for a specific professional discipline please follow the links provided below.
Groundwater Resource Management
Deligeorges & Associates
KYSPYmet
​Carrick Consulting (WA) Pty Ltd
Davies Environmental Group
Multisafe Consultants
MHA Geotechnical
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Please refer to the profiles below for links to contact these companies

Groundwater and Water Management

Groundwater Resource Management Pty Ltd (GRM) is a Perth-based consultancy which specialises in providing high quality expertise in groundwater and water management services tailored to meet client needs.

Our mission is to assist clients manage their water related issues by providing genuine solutions that are cost effective, practical and environmentally sound.

Our strong client focus, experience of operational requirements and technical excellence will help us achieve this mission.
Geotechnical Engineering
Deligeorges & Associates is an independent geotechnical engineering consultancy, providing geotechnical services to the global mining industry.

D&A specialises in creating and maintaining Ground Control Management Plans (GCMP) for open cut mining operations.
KYSPYmet
Mineral Processing Consultants
Flotation Beneficiation Specialists
Kwan Wong is a post-graduate of the University of Melbourne in primary Metallurgy and mineral processing. During his career of over 50 years as a practising metallurgist, Kwan has worked in CSIRO, Mt Gunson Mines and Amdel. In 1989 he was the Managing Director/Consulting Metallurgist of Optimet Laboratories which he established in partnership with two other metallurgists. Following the acquisition of Optimet Laboratories by AMMTEC Ltd, Kwan continued working as a consulting metallurgist. At the start of 2012, Kwan re-started his own private consulting services operating under the business name KYSPYmet. Kwan has extensive experience in flotation treatment of complex sulphide ores and with research, pioneer development and plant implementation of Controlled Potential Sulphidisation (CPS) flotation of mixed, oxidised, oxide and supergene base metal sulphide ore. Kwan's consulting activities over the past years have included review/evaluation of flotation testwork and plant performance, plant commissioning and trouble-shooting, and metallurgist/operator training, laboratory and pilot plant test programme design and execution. He has also acted as a specialist speaker in flotation workshops and as an expert witness in legal proceedings. In more recent years Kwan's interest and experience in flotation treatment has extended to non-metallic and industrial minerals, particularly rare earth oxide ores, due to increased activities in this area of mineral processing in Australia and overseas. In particular, over the last twenty years or so period, Kwan has worked on eight rare earth oxide ore development projects covering Australian and overseas deposits.
Civil/Water Resources Engineering
Alistair Lowry is a chartered professional Civil/Water Resources Engineer with twenty five years’ experience of design and project engineering for diverse mining and heavy industrial projects in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, S.E. Asia, S. America and Africa. 

Alistair’s technical expertise lies in the areas of minesite surface water management and infrastructure design.  He has in-depth experience of hydrologic analyses required for peak flow/runoff estimates and flood modelling and hydraulic design for the design of tailings and mine water supply dams, river diversion works, spillways, settling ponds and haul road drainage design.  Alistair has completed detailed landform design for mine closure.

Carrick offers full consulting engineering services from preliminary scoping studies through to completion of detailed design and construction deliverables.    

Environmental Management

Ian Davies is an experienced environmental practitioner and has been employed in senior management roles in areas which have included commercial consulting services, sustainability, and environmental sector business development (branding, marketing, promotion) across a range of industries: mining and the resource sector, forestry and timber, and waste management. Ian seeks opportunities that would enable him to draw on his varied experience: management or advisory roles, supervisory, commercial advisory (inc due diligence in the context of M&A), business development and promotion, research and analysis, report writing: ideally in the context of Sustainability and Environmental Management.
Safety, Training & Emergency Management Solutions
Established in 2005, Multisafe Consultants has been providing quality Safety & Emergency Management related training and support services to Mining and Exploration clients in Australia and internationally.  
 
Director and Principal Consultant Mr Phil Walker has more than 26 years professional safety and emergency management experience working in the mining and resources sector, including substantial experience at operational, corporate and consulting levels.  Phil has provided services that assist the client to comply with internal company system standards and mandatory statutory and regulatory obligations for their Safety & Emergency Management Systems.      
 
We are committed to providing practical cost effective safety and emergency management solutions including on-going support, with careful consideration to the geographic location, cultural and language factors, and the actual risk profile associated with your project. 
​MHA Geotechnical aims to provide easy to understand, professional geotechnical engineering services across a range of sectors including Land Development (residential, commercial and industrial), Infrastructure (commercial and government) and Resources (mining geotechnics and associated infrastructure), paying particular attention to project specifications and budget.

MHA Geotechnical have been involved in numerous local, national and international projects including, but not limited to, high rises, offices, warehouses, supermarkets, distribution centres and car parks requiring geotechnical investigations, geotechnical designs, construction supervision and earthworks verifications for residences and more.

MHA Geotechnical undertake tailored and integrated geotechnical investigations utilising the most cost effective method to obtain the geotechnical data needed. These include a full range of ground investigation techniques to suit project geology and complexity.