Karl Everett Email & Phone Number

Accomplished Principal Engineer and Geologist with over 30 years' experience in environmental, health and safety consulting who has successfully directed and managed environmental permitting, auditing, health and safety training, mine planning, geology, engineering, geo-environmental and environmental and health and safety projects. Specialties: environmental and health and safety, mining, and geology.

Independent Engineer and Geologist working on environmental, health and safety, geology and mining projects. Projects include Professional Engineering design and certification of spill prevention control and countermeasure (SPCC) for industry, mining operations, USCG Bayfield facility, University of Minnesota; and storm water (SWPPP) plans for mining operations and industry. Environmental program and compliance manager for the largest solar project in Minnesota. MSHA Health and Safety training programs and classes for mines and contractors. Mineral appraisals of limestone resources in Michigan in negotiations for land exchanges with the Michigan MDNR. Resource evaluation, mine planning, environmental permitting and zoning for industrial sand (Frac sand) facilities in Wisconsin and Canada. Geotechnical logging of soil samples for groundwater monitoring wells for mine tailings pond design and construction. Presented mine planning, environmental and mine reclamation presentations at the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Duluth conference, Michigan Technological University, University of Minnesota conference on Silica Sand Resources in MN and WI, and the Asphalt and Ready-Mix Association of MN conferences.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Provided professional and cost-effective consulting services to mining and industrial clients. • Assisted clients in the mining industry with mine planning, regulatory analysis, permitting and compliance projects, and environmental management projects; including spill prevention and countermeasure (SPCC) plans and stormwater permitting and pollution prevention (SWPPP) plans for mining companies, industries and universities. Worked on mine planning, environmental assessment worksheets (EAW) and permitting for two silica sand mines.• Successfully brought in new clients and projects including mine hydrology grouting projects, environmental auditing, and sustainability proposals. Key member of the project team conducting geotechnical studies associated with the design in compliance with Mine Safety and Health Administrations (MSHA) dam safety requirements. • Designed and implemented a health and safety program for a new Minnesota manganese mining operation. Conducted employee health monitoring for noise and particulates. Developed and implemented environmental management systems, conducted environmental site assessments and audits, and managed compliance with MSHA health and safety regulations. Provided MSHA new miner and annual health and safety refresher training.

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• Responsible for developing and implementing environmental, health and safety management system (EHS) at Oglebay Norton operations nationally. Implemented ISRS health and safety management system. Conducted EHS facility audits for compliance assurance. Developed safety training programs for employees. Providing technical assistance and monitored compliance with all federal and state regulations at twenty-five mining operations; including Title V lime processing facilities in TN, VA and OK; industrial sand processing facilities in CA, TX and OH; and limestone filler and aggregate operations in PA, IN, GA and MI.• Developed waste management guidelines and designed oil spill (SPCC) plans for all facilities. Developed hearing conservation program, Part 46 and 48 training plans, HazCom program, noise, dust and health monitoring programs, and diesel particulate rule compliance program for our underground mining operations.• Successfully completed mining and environmental permits for re-zoning efforts of 400-acre expansion, and obtained approved mining & reclamation permits. Designed and engineered the mine ventilation system and structural evaluation of mine pillars for 600-acre underground room & pillar limestone mine. Evaluated underground mining operations and geologic reserve evaluations. Designed slope stability program and successfully reopened mine that had been closed by MSHA for safety concerns associated with historic slope failure.Mine planning engineer for Thunderbird South mine completing long and short range mine plans for a ten million ton per year taconite mining operation. Responsible for blast hookup design, noise and siesmic monitoring, overburden stockpile design and management and reclamation plan; ore grade and quality control, and research and development of a down-the-hole geophysical device. Supervised 30 mine personnel as fill-in-foreman.

M.S., Mining Engineering

B.S., Geology