SENES has extensive experience in all aspects of Environmental Assessment (EA). The firm has developed numerous EAs for the mining and related industries, and has been retained by industry and regulators to assist in the development of criteria and guidelines for EAs. We have carried out many base and precious metal and uranium mining EAs in the Canadian mining sector, including EAs for Canada's largest coal mine, EAs for the expansion as well as the closure of the Elliot Lake uranium mines, and EAs supporting the development and expansion of the Saskatchewan uranium deposits. The experience and expertise gained through our work in the EA process is complimented by our awareness of many of the issues related to cleanup and decommissioning, as closure planning is now an integral part of the EA process in many jurisdictions. In addition to EAs carried out directly for the mining industry, SENES has been a key contributor in major initiatives such as:

• development of new federal (Canadian) EA guidelines for the base and precious metal mining sectors;
• advisors to the State of Virginia on environmental issues related to developing a uranium mine;
• EAs of thermal and nuclear power plants across Canada;
• assessments of existing and potential landfills and hazardous waste storage sites throughout Canada;
• siting of interim and final disposal for radioactive contaminated materials for both the government and the private sector; and
• many EAs of major municipal and private sector redevelopment projects including historically contaminated lands.