Mining & Minerals
Navigating Global Transformation
Mining operations today are driven by the march toward decarbonization, the onshoring of critical mineral dependencies, the demands of national defense and the expansion of electrification initiatives. As these tailwinds accelerate and intensify, new mines are developed and new downstream processing facilities are needed.
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Critical Minerals Rush: Get Ready for a Mining and Remining Bonanza 2.0
The historic gold and silver rushes of America’s past created a bonanza of new wealth. Images of weathered wooden derricks, massive mining timbers and rusting metal equipment peppered across the U.S. ...
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Managing Mine Water Challenges and Evolving Site Conditions
Careful planning of water supply and treatment helps mine operators mitigate risk throughout a mine’s life cycle and maintain the mine’s water balance.
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2026 Mining Industry Outlook: Moving From Planning Into Action
Mining projects are moving from permitting toward construction, and owners and developers must consider power sourcing, procurement and more.
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Q&A: Danielle Woodring on the New Minerals Era
Bolstering critical mineral supply chains is becoming a priority for both national security and economic competitiveness.
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Proactively Managing Arc-Flash Risks in Mining
Although the MSHA has not fully adopted the NFPA 70E standard, mine operators are embracing it to mitigate risks to personnel and equipment from arc flash.
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Keep Your Mine Humming by Optimizing and Debottlenecking the Concentrator
As pressure mounts to increase mine throughput, optimization and debottlenecking projects are essential to maintaining safety, productivity and profitability.
Unearth Safe and Cost-Effective Mining Operations
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Mining Infrastructure
Maintain Your Operations, 24/7
Reliability and compliance are imperative to mining profitability. Plan, design and construct capital projects with value-added engineering, cost and schedule predictability, modularization efficiency, and technology-neutral recommendations.
Mineral Processing
Securing America’s Mineral Supply
Critical minerals are essential to strengthening domestic manufacturing, energy infrastructure and national defense capabilities. By bringing multidisciplinary professionals together on unified teams, we help advance resilient, U.S.-based mining and mineral processing operations from upstream extraction to downstream production.
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Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS)
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Chemicals
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Construction
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Electric Power Generation
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Electrical System Design & Upgrades
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Electrical Transmission & Distribution
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Energy Storage
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Environmental
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Burns & McDonnell Welcomes Industry Leaders to Strengthen EPC Construction Across Infrastr…
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Proactively Managing Arc-Flash Risks in Mining
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Federal Strategy Accelerates Funding for Critical Minerals
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Burns & McDonnell Recognizes Partner Excellence at Impactful Partnerships Symposium
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2026 Mining Industry Outlook: Moving From Planning Into Action