Engineering,
Geology and Geotechnics
SERVICES
Our services focus on the design and supervision of projects in the mining and energy industry. Our expertise includes, among others, the following fields:
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Design of tunnels and caverns
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Slope stability assesment
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Rocks and soils mechanics
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Risk studies and geological characterization
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Hydrogeology
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Planning and execution of field campaigns
ABOUT US
Suricata-Miner by Nature offers specialized consulting services for the mining, transportation and energy industries.
The company was founded in 2014 by Matías Egaña. Matías is Mining Engineer and BSc. in Geophysics from the University of Chile, and holds a MSc. in Engineering Geology from the University of Leeds (UK). Matías works also as:
-Senior Adviser on tunneling for the Ministry of Public Works of Chile;
-Director/Cofounder of the Journal of Mining Engineering and Research (www.j-miner.cl) from the Chilean Institute of Mining Engineers;
-Board Member of Chilean Tunnelling Association (CTES);
-Chilean Representative at the Tunnel Chapter of PIARC.
PROJECTS & CLIENTS
The following are some of the projects in which Suricata has participated recently:
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Consultant for the undergound works after contingency in Ituango HPP. Client: AFRY(Poyry).
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Consultant for two TBM projects for Chuquicamata Undergournd mine.
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Consultant for the Geotechnical Baseline Report of Los bronces Underground Project.
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Geological assessment of Mentarang Induk HPP, Indonesia. Aprox. 1000 MW.
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Site supervision during the repair works of the Spillway at Chacayes HP, Pacific Hydro.
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In situ stress field characterization. Alto Maipo hydroelectric project. Client: Strabag-Alto Maipo.
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Follow-up during construction of the underground works of Los Cóndores project, including TBM and Drill & Blast. Client: Norconsult, ENEL.
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Constructibility study of the Vallecito hydroelectric project. Client: Norconsult, ENEL.
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Inspection during the dewatering of the tunnels, La Higuera hydroelectric plant. Client: Sweco, Tinguiririca Energía.
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Inspection during the repair works of La Confluencia hydroelectric plant, including headrace tunnel and dam. Client: Norconsult, Tinguiririca Energía.
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Study of "Rapid preparation of caving mines". Client: IM2, Codelco.
PUBLICATIONS
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Egaña M., 2022. Transforming old railway tunnels to modern road tunnels. Three case studies from Chile. Proceeding of World Tunnel Congress 2022, Denmark.
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Egaña M., Engelstad O., Mathiesen T., Villegas F. and Nilsen B. 2017. Challenges on the design of mining caverns. Proceeding of World Tunnel Congress 2017, Norway.
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Egaña M. and Ortiz J. 2013. Geostatistical tools in rock mass classification: A case study in the mining industry. Journal of Geoengineering.
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Helland I., Tuttle K. and Egaña M. 2013. Enviromental risk assesment of soil and water contamination from mining sites. Proceedings of Enviromine 2013, Chile.
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Egaña M. et al. 2008. Geostatistic applied to geotechnical parameters. Proceedings of MININ 2008, Chile.
CONTACT
For questions and comments, please call us at +56 9 65954535 or contact us at contacto@suricatambn.cl
