Clients and Projects

Itasca Consultants AB is currently involved in a range of domestic and international projects. Our clients are the mining and civil engineering industry and includes:

• Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited, Canada/Finland
  • Rock mechanics support to Kittilä mine staff
• Assarel Medet JSC, Bulgaria
  • Review of open pit design procedures
• Boliden Mineral AB, Sweden
  • Feasibility study for the SMIFU Smart Mine of the FUture) project - numerical modeling
  • Rock mechanics support to Aitik (open pit design)
  • Tunnel inspections, Aitik
  • Conceptual study for underground mining at Aitik (rock mechanics)
• Codelco - El Teniente Division, Chile
  • Fragmentation study for block caving
• Dannemora Magnetit AB, Sweden
  • Rock mechanics support to the Dannemora mine
• Grängesberg Iron, Sweden
  • Rock mechanics support for pre-feasibility and environmental impact assessment studies
• KGS, Kiruna, Sweden
  • Analysis and interpretation of optical televiewer logging for open pits in Svappavaara
• KTH, Sweden
  • Teaching, numerical analysis support
• Lappland Goldminers AB, Sweden
  • Rock mechanics study for underground mining at Ersmarksberget
• LKAB, Sweden
  • General rock mechanics support to LKAB
  • Ground deformations (hangingwall caving) and deformation criteria
  • Numerical modeling of mining sequences and induced seismicity
  • 3D stress analysis of mining in the Malmberget mine
  • 3DEC modeling of alternative cross-sections for footwall drifts, Kiruna
  • Rock mechanics work for new mines (open pits)
  • Teaching - rock mechanics core logging and tilt testing
• Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
  • Project management for the research project "Improved blasting through precises initiation"
  • Teaching FLAC-course
  • Teaching undergraduate level rock mechanics courses
• NGI, Norway
  • Review and support - slope stability analysis
• Pöyry SwedPower AB, Sweden
  • Numerical analysis support
  • Tunnel inspection for Trafikverket
• Rana Gruber AS, Norway
  • Review, general rock mechanics support for sublevel cave mining
• SKB, Sweden
  • Rock mechanics support and analysis
• Sweco, Sweden
  • Analysis of tunnel stability, Norra Länken
  • Analysis of long term stability of SFR (SKB)
• Tasman Metals, Sweden/Canada
  • Rock mechanics support for planned open pit mining of REE deposit, Norra Kärr
• Titania AS, Norway
  • Member of Geotechnical Review Board, Tellnes open pit
• Tyréns, Sweden
  • Design work for final repository of spent nuclear fuel (SKB)
• University of Alberta, Canada
  • Numerical analysis support

The examples below are a brief but representative list of recently completed and ongoing projects for our clients.

  Norra Länken 3D Stability Analysis
  El Teniente Fragmentation Study
  Improved Blasting through Precise Initiation
  Numerical Modeling of Mining Sequences and Seismicity