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    • Reservoirs, Canals, and Levees
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    • Earth and Rockfill Dams >
      • Barney Reservoir
      • Frog Lake Reservoir
      • Iron Gate Dam Raise
      • McGuire Dam Raise
      • Bonneville Cofferdam
      • Bull Run No. 2 Seismic Stability Analysis
    • Levees and Canals >
      • Libby Dike Rehab.
      • St. Johns Dike Stabilization
      • Cowlitz River Levees
      • Swift Canal Failure
    • Earthquake Engineering >
      • Barney Dam Seismic Analysis
      • Fern Hill WTP Liquefacation Study
      • Bull Run No. 2 Seismic Stability Analysis
      • Mt. Tabor Seismic Stability Analysis
      • Port Westward Power Plant Seismic Design
    • Rock Slopes and Tunnels >
      • Libby Rockfall Mitigation
      • Sandy River Pipeline Tunnels
      • Ketchikan Third Avenue Extension
      • Sain Creek Water Supply Tunnel
      • Montana Rockfall Hazard Rating System
    • Foundations >
      • Port Westward Power Plant
      • Cascade Locks Casino
      • Air National Guard Hangar
      • Biglow Canyon Windfarm
      • Oakridge Water System Improvements
    • Concrete Dams and Locks >
      • John Day Lock & Dam
      • Marmot Dam Removal
      • The Dalles Dam
      • Willamette Falls Dam
      • Bonneville Dam
    • Transportation >
      • OTIA Cracked Bridge Geotechnical Baselines
      • Newburg Dundee Bypass Design DEIS
      • I-84 Sandy River Bridge Investigation
      • Tanana River Bridge Foundation, Tok, Alaska
      • Montana RHRS Implementation
      • Ketchikan Third Avenue Extension
    • Ports and Airports >
      • Navy CVN Drydock
      • Depoe Bay Seawall Distress
      • Willamette Falls Flow Control Structure
      • Air National Guard Hangar
    • Water and Wastewater >
      • Fern Hill Water Treatment Plant
      • Tualatin Valley North Transmission Line
      • Evaluation of 28 Water Storage Facilities
      • City of Sandy Water Treatment Plant
      • Mt. Tabor Reservoir No. 5 Cap Study
      • Oakridge Water System Improvements
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Natural Resources


Parks Highway above Nenana Canyon, AlaskaEmergency Landslide Mitigation, West Africa
Cornforth Consultants provides geotechnical services for natural resource facilities and supply lines. We understand the critical importance of maintaining resource production. When geotechnical issues threaten production, we are prepared to rapidly respond with senior staff.  We have provided short notice, rapid geotechnical consulting services both nationally and internationally for petroleum and mining corporations.

For clients such as Marathon Oil, Kennecott Mine Company, and Atlantic Methanol Production Company, we have provided services for emergency landslide mitigation, shoreline erosion studies, and geotechnical instrumentation programs for new and existing facilities.

​Our Services section summarizes the types of services we offer for natural resource facilities and supply lines. Some of our representative projects and repeat clients are listed below:




Representative Projects:

  • Alba Gas Facility Geologic Hazards
  • Green's Creek Mine Geologic Reconnaissance
  • Green's Creek Mine B-Road Reconstruction
  • LNG Train 2 Shoreline Stability
  • Sulfur Bank Mine Erosion Control

Repeats Clients:

  • Marathon Oil Company
  • Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
  • Bechtel, Inc.
  • Atlantic Methanol Production Company
  • Home
  • Services
    • Earth & Rockfill Dams
    • Reservoirs, Canals, and Levees
    • Spillway Safety Inspections
    • Landslides and Rockfall
    • Earthquake Engineering
    • Geologic Hazards
    • Geotechnical Site Characterization
    • Hydrogeology
    • Expert Witness
    • Concrete Dams and Locks
    • Geotechnical Instrumentation
    • Deep and Shallow Foundations
    • Geotechnical Manuals
  • Industries
    • Water Resources
    • Energy
    • Natural Resources
    • Industrial
    • Transportation
    • Ports and Airports
    • Expert Witness
  • Projects
    • Earth and Rockfill Dams >
      • Barney Reservoir
      • Frog Lake Reservoir
      • Iron Gate Dam Raise
      • McGuire Dam Raise
      • Bonneville Cofferdam
      • Bull Run No. 2 Seismic Stability Analysis
    • Levees and Canals >
      • Libby Dike Rehab.
      • St. Johns Dike Stabilization
      • Cowlitz River Levees
      • Swift Canal Failure
    • Earthquake Engineering >
      • Barney Dam Seismic Analysis
      • Fern Hill WTP Liquefacation Study
      • Bull Run No. 2 Seismic Stability Analysis
      • Mt. Tabor Seismic Stability Analysis
      • Port Westward Power Plant Seismic Design
    • Rock Slopes and Tunnels >
      • Libby Rockfall Mitigation
      • Sandy River Pipeline Tunnels
      • Ketchikan Third Avenue Extension
      • Sain Creek Water Supply Tunnel
      • Montana Rockfall Hazard Rating System
    • Foundations >
      • Port Westward Power Plant
      • Cascade Locks Casino
      • Air National Guard Hangar
      • Biglow Canyon Windfarm
      • Oakridge Water System Improvements
    • Concrete Dams and Locks >
      • John Day Lock & Dam
      • Marmot Dam Removal
      • The Dalles Dam
      • Willamette Falls Dam
      • Bonneville Dam
    • Transportation >
      • OTIA Cracked Bridge Geotechnical Baselines
      • Newburg Dundee Bypass Design DEIS
      • I-84 Sandy River Bridge Investigation
      • Tanana River Bridge Foundation, Tok, Alaska
      • Montana RHRS Implementation
      • Ketchikan Third Avenue Extension
    • Ports and Airports >
      • Navy CVN Drydock
      • Depoe Bay Seawall Distress
      • Willamette Falls Flow Control Structure
      • Air National Guard Hangar
    • Water and Wastewater >
      • Fern Hill Water Treatment Plant
      • Tualatin Valley North Transmission Line
      • Evaluation of 28 Water Storage Facilities
      • City of Sandy Water Treatment Plant
      • Mt. Tabor Reservoir No. 5 Cap Study
      • Oakridge Water System Improvements
  • Staff
  • Resources
  • Careers
    • Geotechnical Engineer
  • Contact Us