Mining Development and Reclamation Planning

  • Newman Ridge Quarry – CUP and Reclamation Plan, Rancho Arroyo Seco

  • Guadalupe Canyon Quarry – CUP and Reclamation Plan, CA, Evans Brothers, Inc.

  • Grimes Rock – CUP and Reclamation Plan, Grimes Rock, Inc.

  • Rosemary’s Mountain – MUP and Reclamation Plan Amendments, Granite Construction

  • Parks Bar Quarry – Reclamation Plan, Nordic Industries

  • El Monte Sand Pit – Nelson & Sloan Company

  • Sedco Hills D. G. Pit – D. Younger Company

  • Lakeside Quarry – Hanson Aggregates and M. J. Baxter Drilling & Blasting

  • Superior Ready Mix – Various confidential projects

  • Resource Classification and Designation, Superior Ready Mix

  • Pala Quarry, Pala Indian Reservation – CalMat Company

  • Jamul Quarry Permit Compliance – CalMat Company

  • Sloan Canyon Sand Company, Corps of Engineers 404 Permit, CalMat Co.

  • National Quarries Mining & Reclamation Plan – National Quarries

  • Litigation Support for Vested Rights Determination, National Quarries

  • Otay Ranch Pit, Mining & Reclamation Plan – Hanson Aggregates

  • Otay Hills Quarry, Mining & Reclamation Plan, Superior Ready Mix

  • Sweetwater Reservoir Sand Pit Closure Plan – Sweetwater Authority

  • Chicago Market Study – Conceptual Mine Plan – Hennepin Industrial Development, LLC.

  • Santa Margarita Quarry, Mine Planning Alternatives, Hanson Aggregates

  • Pala Sand Pit, Corps of Engineers 404 Permit, Hanson Aggregates

  • Asphalt, Inc., Major Use Permit Modification, Hanson Aggregates

  • Circle F Ranch, Major Use Permit and Wetland Restoration Plan, RCP Block & Brick

  • Channel Road, Major Use Permit for Site Development, Hanson Aggregates

  • Hester’s Granite Company, Plan of Operations/EA for BLM Sales Contract

  • Turvey DG Pit, Major Use Permit and Reclamation Plan, Mark Turvey

  • Blasting Plan for Rosemary’s Mountain Quarry, Granite Construction

  • Post Approval Compliance for Oceanside Batch Plant, Hanson Aggregates

  • Post Approval Compliance for Channel Road Sand Pit, Hanson Aggregates

  • Mead Valley Quarry, First Industrial Realty Trust

  • Permanente Quarry, CUP and Reclamation Plan, Lehigh-Hanson

  • Brisa Del Mar Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Plan, EWM Investments

  • San Diego River Restoration, Edgemore Property, Santee, CA, County of San Diego

  • El Monte Sand Pit Wetland Restoration Plan, Endangered Habitats Conservancy

  • Jackpot Gold, Placer Mining Corporation

  • Imperial Exploration Drilling Project – Reclamation Plan – KORE Mining, Ltd.

  • Gold Nugget Mine, Crystal Pistol Resources

  • St. Helen’s Quarry – Reclamation Plan - Wildcat Diversified Investments, LLC.

Resource Evaluations

  • Aggregate Resource Valuation for the Nelson & Sloan Border Pit, City of San Diego

  • Mineral Resources Valuation for Arizona Department of State Lands

  • Valuation Support for Otay Ranch Pit Appraisal, Cushman & Wakefield

  • Quarry and Batch Plant Site Selection and Permitting, Confidential Client

  • Hanson Aggregates West, Santa Margarita Quarry, Reserve Enhancement

  • Preliminary Quarry Siting Investigations, Confidential Clients

  • Pacific Clay Products, Lake Street Operations, Lake Elsinore, CA

  • Waialua Sand, Resource Evaluation, Dole Corporation

  • Alternative Site Assessment for Aggregate Development, Granite Construction

  • Schmidt Aggregate Resource Assessment and support for Inverse Condemnation

  • Cottonwood Golf Course Support for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition

  • Chicago Market Study – Mineral Resource Valuation – Hennepin Industrial Development, LLC.

Economics, Market Studies, and Royalty Surveys

  • Aggregate Investment Analysis and Market Study, First Industrial Realty Trust, LLC.

  • Vernallis Resource Evaluation and Market Analysis, FMV Opinions
    Economic Assessment to support EIR, Northern Aggregates, Inc.

  • Quarry Investment Analysis, Various Clients

  • Sacramento Area Construction Aggregates Market Study, Confidential Client

  • Southern California Construction Aggregates Market Study, Granite Construction

  • Southern California Construction Aggregate, Asphalt and Ready-Mix Concrete Market Study, Confidential Client

  • San Diego Construction Aggregate, Asphalt and Ready-Mix Concrete Market Study, Confidential Client

  • San Diego County Market Study, Homeland Investments

  • Southern San Diego County Market Study, Cushman & Wakefield

  • Northern San Diego County Market Study, Cushman & Wakefield

  • Twenty-Nine Palms/Coachella Valley Market Study, Cushman & Wakefield

  • Los Angeles Area Construction Aggregates Market Study, Confidential Client

  • Inland Empire Construction Aggregates Market Study, Confidential Client

  • San Joaquin Valley Construction Aggregates Market Study, Confidential Client

  • Mineral Valuation using Discounted Cash Flow Methodology, Confidential Clients

  • West Phoenix Market Study – Construction Aggregate Market Study – Hanson Aggregates

  • Plant 25 – Market Lease Survey – Red Tree Partners, LLC.

  • National Quarries, Vested Rights and Demand Analysis, National Quarries, Inc

  • San Benito County Construction Aggregates Study, Lomerias Muertas Quarry

  • Statewide Royalty Survey, Annually

  • Sacramento Area Royalty Survey, 2008

  • Sacramento Valley, Average Sales Price/Fair Market Value Survey, Confidential Client

  • Sediment Management Evaluation, Ventura County Department of Public Works

  • Hanson Aggregates West, Inland Rock, Royalty Negotiations

  • Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest, Vigilante Rock, Royalty Negotiations

  • Hanson Aggregates West, Statewide Royalty Survey

  • Palo Verde Ranch Home Owners Association, Royalty Negotiations

  • Lew Family Trust, Royalty Negotiations

  • County of San Diego Real Estate Services Division, Royalty Negotiations

  • Helix Water District, Royalty Negotiations

  • Soledad Canyon Royalty Survey, Headquarters West (for US Forest Service)

  • Market and Royalty Evaluation, San Bernardino Water Conservation District

  • Ventura County Construction Aggregates Market Study, Ventura County

  • Chicago Market Study – Construction Aggregate Market Study – Hennepin Industrial Development, LLC.

  • Southern California Market Study – Feasibility Study for Excess Construction Aggregate Materials – KORE Mining, Ltd.

Environmental Assessments for Mining Projects

  • Vigilante Quarry EIR – Hanson Aggregates/Baxter Drilling

  • White Pit EIR – Imperial County Planning Department

  • Emergency Coal Lease EIS – Black Butte Coal Company

  • Redlands Aggregate Pit Mitigated Negative Declaration, City of Redlands

  • Alabama Street Pit Mitigated Negative Declaration, City of Redlands

  •  El Monte Sand Pit Negative Declaration, Nelson & Sloan Co.

  • Long Valley Exploration Drilling Project – Notice of Intent, Plan of Operations, Categorical Exclusion – KORE Mining, Ltd.

  • Imperial Exploration Drilling Project – Notice of Intent, Plan of Operations – KORE Mining, Ltd.

  • Road Abandonment and Land Exchange EA and FONSI – Decker Coal Company.

  • Sloan Canyon Sand Company, EA for Army Corps of Engineers, CalMat Company

  • Hester’s Granite Company, EA for Plan of Operations

  • Circle F Ranch Sand Project, EIR – RCP Block & Brick

  • Lytle Creek – Mitigated Negative Declaration, County of San Bernardino

  • St. Helen’s Quarry -  Notice of Intent, Plan of Operations, Environmental Assessment, and FONSI – Wildcat Diversified Investments, LLC.

Other Mining Related Assignments

  • Financial Assurance Guidelines for State Mining and Geology Board

  • Financial Assurance Estimates, Various Clients

  • Due Diligence Review for Property Acquisitions, Various Clients

  • Holly Lane – Conceptual Grading Design – Marcos Mujica

  • CalMat Co. (Vulcan Materials), Master Permit Manuals

  • Hanson Aggregates, Master Permit Manuals

  • SMARA Fee Study, Riverside County

  • Skyline Conservation Bank – Prospectus, Bank Enabling Instrument, Conservation Bank Establishment  - Skyline Land Partners, LLC & Endangered Habitats Conservancy

Surface Mining and Reclamation Act Planning Efforts

  • Contra Costa County – SMARA Compliance Program

  • City of Highland – Development Review Services

  • City of Rialto – Development Review Services

  • City of Redlands – Development Review Services

  • State Board of Mining and Geology – Financial Assurance Estimating Guidelines

  • San Bernardino County – Development Review Services

Annual Monitoring for Mining Projects

  • San Bernardino County – Annual SMARA Compliance

  • Santa Barbara County – Annual SMARA Compliance

  • Tulare County – Annual SMARA Compliance

  • City of Lake Elsinore – Annual SMARA Compliance

  • City of Lake Forest Annual SMARA Compliance

  • City of Highlands – Annual SMARA Compliance

  • City of Redlands – Annual SMARA Compliance

  • City of Rialto – Annual SMARA Compliance

  • City of Upland – Annual SMARA Compliance

Environmental Impact Assessments (General)

  • Stage Coach Springs Subdivision EIR – County of San Diego

  • Dick-Con Corporation Subdivision EIR – County of San Diego

  • Vista Pacifica Subdivision EIR – County of San Diego

  • Imperial Beach Club EIR – City of Imperial Beach

  • El Monte Golf Course EIR – Helix Water District

Water Development Projects

  • Otay Mesa Groundwater Development Environmental Assessment, Otay Water Dist.

  • Regulatory Site Water Storage and Pipeline EIR, Otay Water District

  • Daley Ranch Groundwater Development, Otay Water District

  • Rancho Jamul Reservoir Siting and Alternatives Analysis, Otay Water District

  • On-Call Environmental Services, Otay Water District

  • Hillsdale Reservoir Siting and Alternatives Analysis, Otay Water District

  • On-Call Environmental Services, Sweetwater Authority

Vested Mining Rights

  • Sand Canyon Quarry – Vested Rights Determination – Robertson’s Ready Mix

  • Mead Valley – Vested Rights Determination – ShopOff Realty Investments

 

  • Lone Pine Canyon – Vested Rights Determination – Neil McCarroll

  • Stony Point Quarry – Vested Rights Review – Soiland