Wade Dodson

Overview

Wade has been a consultant to mining companies and has worked both in government and industry as a technical specialist. Wade is a subject matter expert in mine water management and planning, from concept level through to implementation, operations and closure considerations for below water table mine voids and underground mining. He has comprehensive knowledge and understanding of WA regulatory approval processes and has driven numerous water-related environmental impact assessments and mine closure studies across the region.

Wade is an expert practitioner of mine hydrogeological investigation planning, water supply exploration, life of mine dewatering, bore design, pumping testing design and analysis, and conceptual models for analytical and numerical modelling representation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Applied Geology), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1989
• Member International Association of Hydrogeologists

Expertise

• Mine water management and impact assessment
• Hydrogeological investigation planning
• Water supply exploration
• Life of mine dewatering
• Bore design
• Pumping testing design and analysis
• Conceptual model development
• Mine site water balance modelling
• Mine void pit lake and closure assessments