BCI Engineers and Scientists

BCI conducted a Resource Evaluation to review and summarize available data and make observations and recommendations regarding the likelihood of existing recoverable limestone resources at the Newala project site located near the town of Vincent, Shelby County, Alabama. The study included a review of the Geologic Survey of Alabama publications and records, published geologic data, data supplied by White Rock Quarries (WRQ), and data that BCI collected from core logging and sampling in Alabama.

BCI Engineers and Scientists has provided services to Nu-West Industries at their Conda Phosphate Operations, in Soda Springs, Idaho for more than 10 years. Work at the site included the design, permitting and construction oversight of the first phase (125 acre cell) of a new gypsum disposal stack to manage the 1,800-acre-feet of gypsum slurry produced yearly at the site. BCI is currently working on the design of the second phase of the stack, which will ultimately encompass approximately 300 acres. The gypsum stack was the first constructed in Idaho using the current Florida rules for gypsum stack construction.

Non-mandatory reclamation is a reimbursement program for owners of land that was mined prior to mandatory reclamation rules and is overseen by the state. This mine-scarred land program assists owners in reclamation of old lands and in obtaining reimbursement by the state.

The Florida Institute of Phosphate Research (FIPR) project was aimed at defining the detailed hydrologic function of above ground clay settling areas and the development of reclamation and modeling guidelines for the phosphate industry. The project goal was to improve the predictability of hydrologic function.

Exxon Mobil Corporation retained BCI in September 1996 to manage the 11,000 acre Ft. Meade Mine, where mining operations stopped in 1993.  BCI was responsible for environmental compliance and management of the mandatory reclamation activities.  Our contract included completing daily inspections of critical surface water management structures, collecting weekly composite water samples at discharge points, and conducting weekly dam inspections.

BCI completed a limestone reserves evaluation of a 1,630-acre parcel located in southeastern Jefferson County, owned by the Foley Timber and Land Company. The evaluation was completed for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) as part of an appraisal of the area for acquisition to connect two existing parcels of prime black bear habitat. BCI 's field activities included site reconnaissance, mapping an existing quarry at the site, interviewing three nearby mining operators, identifying drill hole locations, collecting limestone samples (12 bore holes and over 500' of core), and submittal of the samples for laboratory analysis.

The ElectroPhos site is a former elemental phosphorus production facility located near Mulberry, Florida. The ElectroPhos facility began operation in the 1950s and produced elemental phosphorous until 1983, when operations were suspended. Elemental phosphorous was produced at the facility by electro-arc reduction of low-grade phosphate ore from nearby mining operations.

BCI was retained by E.R. Jahna to develop a new 15,000-acre sand mine in the Green Swamp. The Green Swamp is an area of critical environmental concern. The development of the new mine required comprehensive environmental assessments as well as significant wetland assessment. To begin the project, BCI developed detailed, thematic GIS coverage to determine the amount of hydrologic, environmental and mine/reclamation planning needed. In addition, comprehensive geotechnical evaluations were conducted to establish the extent and characterization of the resources available.