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Water Is Always On the Critical Path from First Permit to Final Closure

Water-related decisions made in the first months of project planning have measurable consequences for schedule, capital, and long-term liability. Learn more about how project engineers and mine managers can improve outcomes by modeling these schedule-sensitive permits as critical path items.

This article was originally published in the July 2026 issue of Mining Engineering and has been reproduced with permission from Mining Engineering and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc.

Authors

Justin Vandenbrink Senior Client Manager Private Sector
Ray DeLuna Senior Project Manager Remediation
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