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Reinforced Earth solution for Horizon Oil Sands – Geoquest Canada

2025-08-05T15:00:56+00:00August 5th, 2025|Canada, Geoquest, Mining and minerals, News, Project, PROJECTS, Retaining walls|

The CNRL Horizon Oil Sands Project is located approximately 75 km northwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta. Geoquest Canada was assigned to design two Reinforced Earth walls adjacent to each crusher at the two ore preparation plants. These walls facilitate the dumping of run-of-mine ore from hauling trucks into the [...]

Geoquest South Africa supports Navachab Mine expansion

2025-07-22T13:05:06+00:00July 22nd, 2025|Geoquest, Mining and minerals, News, Project, PROJECTS, Retaining walls, South Africa|

To support the increased production capacity at Navachab Gold Mine in Namibia, a major upgrade to the primary crusher infrastructure was required. The client’s original concept featured a central cast in-situ core designed to house the crusher and its associated equipment. To optimize construction time and cost-efficiency, an alternative [...]

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