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David Bentel

Principal Civil Engineer

BASED

Reno, USA

CREDENTIALS

BSc

LANGUAGES

English, Afrikaans

David Bentel | Mining Civil Engineering Consultant | SRK Reno
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Dave has over 40 years of experience in the design, construction, operation, and closure of mine processing, waste disposal, and water management facilities.

Prior to joining SRK, Stephen spent 15 years working at a number of gold mining operations in Canada where he was involved in all aspects of underground mine engineering and gained valuable operational and capital project experience. This includes nine years in the Timmins camp where he was involved in design and operation of narrow vein gold mines. Stephen has held most positions in a typical underground mine engineering office up to chief engineer and has also worked as an underground miner and foreman. Stephen subsequently spent four years with Vale’s project management office where he acted as project engineer/project manager/construction manager for various design/build infrastructure projects prior to joining SRK in 2010. 

His consulting projects with SRK have included technical studies, technical assistance projects such as mine planning, drill and blast design, ore reserve estimation, mine rehabilitation, and due diligence reviews. 

He specializes in narrow vein mining and stays up to date through his work that takes him to mines around the world. 

David's Articles

Leakage Collection and Recovery From Double-Lined Process Water Ponds and Tailings Impoundments
David Bentel

A leakage collection and recovery system (LCRS) for process water ponds and some tailings impoundments typically incorporates a two-layered synthetic liner with drainage media between the layers to drain and dissipate any leakage through primary liner, preventing leakage through

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Capital Expenditure To Reduce Long Term Closure Liability
David Bentel, Breese Burnley

SRK Reno recently designed and permitted a flotation tailings disposal impoundment in Nevada.

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An Approach to Closure Planning and Design
David Bentel

The guidelines incorporate key requirements of different corporate closure planning guidelines, and the author's experience in developing and auditing closure plans and closure design.

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Benefits Of Designing For Closure In Nevada
Breese Burnley, David Bentel

Before a tailings facility can be constructed in Nevada, detailed engineering design must be approved at state level, including plans describing process fluid operating protocols and methods and costs for disposing of process fluids and stabilising process materials.

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Interpreted monitoring data as part of the mine’s waste rock and tailings management plans.

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