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Presented by Dwayne Ziebarth CET

WSP Canada IncMining Capability

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OUR HISTORY Who we Are2WSP and Parsons Brinckerhoff have combined and are now one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms.

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OUR HISTORY Who we Were3WSPs office in Thunder Bay (formerly Cook Engineering) has completed over thirteen hundred mining projects.

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WHAT WE DO4WE PLAN, DESIGN and ENGINEER BUILDINGS, TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE, INDUSTRIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY PROJECTS.WE WORK IN FOUR KEY MARKET SEGMENTSBuildings Infrastructure Transportation Municipal InfrastructureIndustrial and EnergyEnvironment

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OUR EXPERTISE5

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From Concept to Completion We are Proud of our Projects6

We are immensely proud of the scope and scale of our portfolio of projects around the world. They demonstrate our ability to transform our clients visions into realities that are sustainable in every sense technically, operationally, safety, and practical.

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

Concept Completion

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BROWN FIELD HEADFRAME7Perhaps the most challenging of all headframe designs is building a tall building over another tall building. WSP has performed this very feat for clients in Saskatchewan as a means to increase production for an existing facility or convert a service shaft into a production shaft.

PCS Rocanville No.2 Conversion ProjectPCS Cory Red Expansion ProjectMosaic K2 Expansion Project

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green FIELD Concrete HEADFRAME8The age old discussion regarding headframe construction concrete vs steel. Reference paper presented at American Mining Conference in 1981 entitled Headframe Design Selection, Steel vs Concrete.

PCS Rocanville No.2 Conversion Project (Scissors Creek Service Headframe)PCS Picadilly Service and Production HeadframeGoldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines Cochenour Production Headframe (with Service Access)

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green FIELD Steel HEADFRAME9Steel headframes shall be optimized to maximize the effectiveness whilst minimizing the weight and costs of the structure.

Lakeshore Gold Production Headframe (with Service Access)Nevada Copper, Pumpkin Hollow Exploration Shaft

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SHAFT DESIGN BROWN FIELD10As with the challenge of brown field headframe design is developing a functional, constructible, safe method of converting or upgrading shaft steel to accommodate the clients requirement for increasing production whilst keeping capital costs minimized.

PCS Rocanville No.2 Conversion ProjectPCS Cory Red Expansion ProjectMosaic K2 Expansion Project

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SHAFT DESIGN green FIELD11The lifeline to any underground mine is the shaft and designs shall ensure a functional, constructible, safe method of installing shaft steel to accommodate the clients requirements.

Associated Mining Construction, Scissors Creek Service Shaft Zone 5PCS Scissors Creek Service Shaft Bottom SteelGoldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines Cochenour Shaft

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MINE AIR VENTILATION12Mine air ventilation is an important part of any underground mine, these are the lungs of the mine.

Hudbay Lalor Mine Supply & Exhaust Air VentilationPCS Rocanville - #2 Exhaust Air VentilationPCS Picadilly Supply Conditioned Mine Air

Goldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines Supply Conditioned Mine Air

NSR Resources Inc. Rand Malartic Gold Project Mine Ventilation Design

Goldcorp Musselwhite Supply Conditioned Mine Air

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MINE DEWATERING13Mine dewatering is essential to ensure water infiltration does not affect personal safety or mine operations.

PCS Scissors Creek - DewateringPCS Rocanville - Dewatering

Goldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines Dewatering

PCS Picadilly - Dewatering

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Material handling14To ensure production rates are achieved, effective, reliable and safe material handling systems are essential.

PCS Picadilly Underground Material Handling and Storage PCS Lanigan Slot Bin TripperPCS Rocanville Underground Material Handling and Load Out

PCS Rocanville Underground Ore Storage

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Surface infrastructure15Surface Infrastructure is a very broad and diverse category but it includes mine dry, mine office complexes, hoist house, camps, and utilities.

Goldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines Hostel / CampVale Inco, Totten Mine, Mine Dry ProjectGoldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines Office / Mine Dry

Capstone Mining, Minto Mine Mine Camp & Infrastructure

Outland Resources, Hudbay Lalor Mine Mine Camp

Hudbay Lalor Headframe Annex, Collar House and Hoist House

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Power and distribution16Industrial installations require a variety of electrical engineering solutions to power their capital projects, solutions developed vary with available utility, load considerations and geographic distribution.

Vale Inco, Totten Mine, Surface & Underground Power Distribution and AutomationPCS Picadilly Underground Power Distribution and AutomationGoldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines Surface and Underground Power Distribution

Nevada Copper, Pumpkin Hollow Exploration Shaft

PCS Rocanville Surface and Underground Power Distribution and Automation

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Studies17Our extensive experience ranges from scoping studies to detailed engineering and capital assessments, and upgrades that will maximize the economic potential of any project.

Rio Tinto Canada Uranium Corporation, Roughrider Prefeasibility ProjectMosaic K3, Headframe and Hoist Interim StudyIAMGOLD Corp. Niobec Mine, Headframe & Surface Infrastructure Feasibility Study

Agnico Eagle Inc Kittil Mine, Underground Mine Feasibility Study

Mosaic K1, Upgrade Study

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Mine engineering18Our comprehensive and highly skilled team that can provide safe, economical and optimal solutions in Engineering and Design for the Mining and Resource Industry.

Xstrata Zinc Bracemac-McLeod Underground Mine, Feasibility StudyFirst Nickel Inc., Lockerby Depth Project Study

Wallbridge Mining Inc., Broken Hammer Project, Feasibility Study

Mtanor Resources Inc., Bachelor Lake Project

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How we Get You there19What we are doing about project costs to meet the market demand

Working to improve the cost-effectiveness of project delivery through:Standardisation reuse of knowledge to deliver proven engineering designs for studies, detailed design and construction methodologies via: Virtual design and construct (VDC) use of visual modelling to integrate design, time and cost to manage project deliveryAsset information modelling (AIM) to optimise, report, simulate and integrate data through the whole asset lifecycle (commonly described as BIM)Knowledge Centre historical information Project Management Office defined process to deliver projects EPCM @ Risk commercial arrangements with performance KPIsProject management initiatives challenge, optimise , apply.

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The process20

Project Management OfficeBusiness Management System & GovernanceKnowledge Centre

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Virtual design & construct process (VDC)21Using standard designs to optimise engineering development:

VDC is a Parsons Brinckerhoff initiative developed to digitally or virtually build a project prior to construction and operation.The process involves the development of 3-D design integrated with the WBS and procurement strategy. Apply time and cost to the components to manage and report on progress/cost for an accurate earned value.

Benefits Include:Design optimisation/value engineering - interface clash detection - construction sequencing Collaboration using Computer Analysis and Visualisation Environments (CAVE) - improved time/cost management Safety in Design reviews - progress reporting.

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VDC Time and cost management 4-D/5-D22

Presidio Parkway, Re-envisioning Doyle Drive, San Francisco

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VDC model and construction time-lapse23

Bridge deck replacement on the Bay Bridge approach, San Francisco

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Asset information modelling (AIM)24Asset information modelling is a process involving the generation and management of digital representation(s) of physical and functional characteristics of a facility (commonly referred to as BIM).Managing projects and reporting to funders, owners and the community Complying with governance and statutory requirements Reducing project costs, durations and optimising asset productivity.providing an accurate asset list for the operator

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Knowledge centre25Our knowledge centre is the location of our historical information for engineering, EPCM and business procedures: it is aligned with the Project Management Office (PMO) requirements.

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Project Management Office (PMO)26

Glossary key terms relevant to the discipline. Policies these are not negotiable and must be complied with Manuals these explain the standard of work required to achieve the policy.Guidelines these show how to achieve the standard required.Templates examples, templates, lists, registers and proformas which are ready to useSoftware software applications applicable to the discipline.

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EPCM @ Risk27Project Services Agreement (PSA) with a firm but reasonable commercial arrangement around incentives and penalties based on performance outcomes and agreed Terms & Conditions Define the exact scope, fee, schedule, deliverables and responsibilitiesLayout the budget structure, interfaces & responsibilities Define the project specific targets, aligned with project objectivesTarget Cost estimate for the scope KRAs and KPIsProject schedule targets for deliverablesSteering group accountable for overall project performanceCompensation mechanism directs, reimbursable, services margin & performance adjustments

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SERVICE throughout Project Life Cycle28We are immensely proud of the scope and scale of our portfolio of projects around the world. They demonstrate our ability to transform our clients visions into realities that are sustainable in every sense technically, operationally, safety, and practicality.

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What can we do for you?29WSPs expertise covers the entire project life cycle, from initial feasibility studies through design, construction, commissioning through to closure, site remediation and restoration. Our teams use the latest technology and software to develop optimal, flexible and customized solutions, based in more than 500 offices, across 39 countries, on every continent (except Antarctica).Do you have a challenge waiting for an innovative solution, we can help.Dwayne Ziebarth, CETSenior Project ManagerWSP Canada Inc. 1269 Premier Way, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 0A3, CanadaT 807-625-6743 E Dwayne.Ziebarth@wspgroup.comwww.wspgroup.com

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