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>> Weed Management

>> Blast Monitoring

>> Contract Environmental Officers

Rehabilitation Monitoring

AXM Consulting can manage a variety of monitoring programs. Staff have experience in GRASS Check, Landscape Function Analysis, forestry trials , erosion monitoring and soil testing.

AXM Consulting can design a rehabilitation monitoring program that provides useful, practical information whilst ensuring that all EA and legal requirements are met.

Grazing Trials

AXM Consulting can design a grazing trial to assist a site in proving that rehabilitated land can have animals introduced into the system. Grazing trials are incorporated into the annual rehabilitation monitoring program, with additional parameters being measured in more detail. Trials can be conducted in association with neighbouring land holders or AXM can fully manage the process including sourcing and handling cattle and managing contractors needed to establish infrastructure (fencing, waters, yards).

A longer term “Property Plan” for the mine site is developed prior to Grazing Trials being initiated, so that long-term operational factors are taken into consideration.

Weed Management

AXM Consulting takes a holistic approach to weed management by implementing a total service that includes mapping, surveying , planning and controlling weeds. AXM initially maps and surveys all weeds on site. We then develop a weed management plan with targets, priorities and time frames to best manage weeds based on their biological attributes and seasonal variation. AXM will then manage the control of weeds if necessary. This is to ensure that weed control is being completed at the optimum time and in accordance with the weed management plan.

Blast Monitoring

Ground vibration and air blast monitoring is undertaken in collaboration with Terrock Pty Ltd; with AXM providing on-ground support and Terrock completing technical interpretation of data. Minimate blast monitors are used for short term projects. Alternatively, the CJ-6 Monitor can be set up which continuously monitors all activity, with all data downloaded to a remote computer by telemetry.

Contract Environmental Officers

AXM Consulting has three staff members who have worked on sites as Environmental Officers and are available to help sites fill short term gaps.