The Chartered Minerals Surveyor is an expert in the economics and practice of Minerals Surveying. They provide advice and assistance in the full life cycle of mineral development, from initial prospecting, through the period of extraction to restoration, and the ultimate after use.
Examples of the type, scope and range of expert services that the Minerals Surveyor provides include:-
At the prospecting stage the Mineral Surveyor will:
- Identify potential mineral resources.
- Undertake prospecting including preparation of geological and prospecting reports, topographic and geological mapping.
- Determine the quality and quantity of mineral reserves.
- Undertake valuations of the identified reserves and provide advice on acquisition, including licence and lease options.
To secure Planning Permission:
- Undertake scoping with regulatory authorities for environmental impact assessment.
- Design mineral extraction schemes using specialist computer tools, by way of detailed written statements, plans and drawings.
- Prepare planning applications and environmental impact statements.
- Negotiate planning conditions and undertake planning appeals.
- Provide expert opinion and supervision at oral planning hearings.
- Devise and implement environmental management systems.
- Monitor planning and environmental compliance.
- Prepare air and water emissions permit/licence applications.
- Provide same scope of expertise to the acquisition, approval and implementation of waste management facilities.
- Prepare waste licences and permit applications for landfill and recovery facilities, including waste collection permit applications.
Minerals Management:
- Administration of mineral properties through protection of statutory rights.
- Negotiating licence, leases, rents and royalty reviews.
- Valuation for rates and provision of expert opinion at rates tribunals.
- Survey control and setting out.
- Statutory mine surveys, with precise surface to underground correlation.
- Monitoring mineral extraction rates, quality and quantity through void, mine and stock surveys.
- Environmental (noise, dust, blasting, vibration, water quality & quantity) Monitoring.
- Claims for compensation arising from compulsory purchase orders.
- Valuations for assets disposal by freehold, leasehold and/or licence.
- Structural design and subsidence prevention.
- Schemes for the restoration and treatment of derelict and contaminated land.
- Aftercare planning for minerals working restoration.
Benefits of being a Chartered Minerals Surveyor
The work of the Chartered Minerals Surveyor is varied and interesting, providing a specialist service through expertise. With the high demand for minerals, such as from the metalliferous mines and from stone and aggregates for the construction industry, there is tremendous scope for employment here in Ireland either through direct employment by quarry/mine operators or through the specialist consultancies.
There are various routes to becoming a Chartered Minerals Surveyor and those interested should contact the Society of Chartered Surveyors directly.
