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Kyle Scale

He earned his PhD from the University of Saskatchewan in 2017, where his research focused on the design of reclamation soil cover systems. Since then, he has worked as a geotechnical consultant specializing in tailings and mine waste management.

Kyle's core expertise includes tailings dam design and construction, stability modeling, and the characterization of soils and tailings. He also has experience planning and executing geotechnical field investigations in a variety of challenging environments, including core logging, sampling, in-situ testing, and instrumentation installation. 

He currently serves as the Deputy Engineer of Record for the New Gold Rainy River Mine, leading tailings deposition planning and detailed designs for tailings dam raises.

    Buriticá Mine

    Buriticá Mine

    Buriticá Dry Stack Tailings Storage Facility

    Buriticá Dry Stack Tailings Storage Facility
    Buriticá, Antioquia, Colombia
    SRK has been providing support since 2015 for the mine plan, geotechnical stability evaluations, geologic-seismic and hydrologic hazards and currently providing engineer of record, operations and construction support.
    Cerro Vanguardia Gold Mine

    Cerro Vanguardia Gold Mine

    Slope Stability Analysis

    Slope Stability Analysis
    Southern Argentina
    Assessment of geomechanics risk, including for waste rock dumps and open pit walls.
    Wetar Island

    Wetar Island

    Full-scale Heap Leach Facility Design

    Copper Heap Leach Pad Design
    Australia
    Pilot study, feasibility study, and detailed design for a full-scale heap leach facility.
    Francisco Correa

    Francisco Correa

    Medellín, Colombia
    Francisco has more than 19 years of experience in geotechnics, soil mechanics and dynamics, seismic engineering and risk studies.
    Leonardo de Freitas Leite

    Leonardo de Freitas Leite

    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    Leonardo has extensive experience in mining projects and operations. His qualifications include a bachelor's degree in mining engineering, a master's degree in mineral engineering, an MBA in economic management of mineral resources and a postgraduate degree in finance, investment and banking.
    Nikita Yarovenko

    Nikita Yarovenko

    Almaty, Kazakhstan
    Nikita Yarovenko is a consultant hydrogeologist and an associate member of the PONEN and IAH (International Association of Hydrogeologists) organizations.
    Alejandro Verri

    Alejandro Verri

    Mendoza, Argentina
    Alejandro is an expert in structural engineering, geotechnical earthquake engineering, soil-structure interaction problems, and underground structures.