RESPEC Mining & Energy Biannual Newsletter: June 2019

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Table of contents NEWSROOM ....................................................................................................................................................3 // Celebrating 50 Years With a Look Back at Where It Started // RESPEC Commemorates Historic Potash Discovery in New Mexico // RESPEC Appoints Three New Vice Presidents

GROWTH AND ACQUISITIONS .......................................................................................................................7 // Mine Development Associates and Terrasource Software Join RESPEC

PRESENTATIONS .............................................................................................................................................9 // // // //

Hydrogeological Considerations for Underground Stone Mines (Chris Johnson) Transitioning Operations Underground (Peter Christensen) Real-time Hazard Monitoring System for Underground Mining (Amy Direnzo) Anthony Lucas and the Development of Louisiana Salt Mining Industry (Crystal Hocking

PARTNERSHIPS ..............................................................................................................................................11 // Carlson Software Introduces C-ALS GYRO // RESPEC Proud to Offer GeoSequel Software

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS ............................................................................................................14

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Newsroom CELEBRATING 50 YEARS WITH A LOOK BACK AT WHERE IT STARTED Founded in 1969, RESPEC has grown to more than 20 locations in North America and 300+ employees

RESPEC COMMEMORATES HISTORIC POTASH DISCOVERY IN NEW MEXICO Discovered in 1925 in Carlsbad, the site was the first location of commercial potash

RESPEC APPOINTS THREE NEW VICE PRESIDENTS A key component to successful growth is the strategic appointment of leadership

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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS WITH A LOOK BACK AT WHERE IT STARTED Founded in 1969, RESPEC has grown to more than 20 locations in North America and 300+ employees

RESPEC celebrates its 50th anniversary by sharing the tale of its evolution across decades of cutting-edge solutions, advances in science, and technologically driven changes in our social fabric. While the speed of innovation has steadily increased through the decades and changed the way businesses respond, the immutable thread that continues to bind RESPEC’s years of business together is the entrepreneurial instinct, dedication to quality results, and perseverance that each employee shares.

The idea for RESPEC was formed on a patio over a shared jug of wine between a group of young men who all shared a core value of trust and belief in one another. Determined and dedicated leadership throughout our history has led to groundbreaking work in nuclear waste management, long-standing client relationships, substantial federal research contracts and, more recently, strategic acquisitions that have allowed RESPEC to expand and grow into new areas of consulting and services.

View the RESPEC 50th Anniversary Video.

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Throughout our history, we have tried to keep our approach to business simple: it begins and ends with hiring talented and caring people. You get that right and everything else comes together.

For detailed information, please click here, or contact RESPEC’s Karri Scott, Digital Marketing Manager ,at Karri.Scott@respec.com

// Todd Kenner, CEO and President

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RESPEC COMMEMORATES HISTORIC POTASH DISCOVERY IN NEW MEXICO Discovered in 1925 in Carlsbad, the site was the first location of commercial potash

Serving the worldwide potash mining community, RESPEC is pleased to announce the recent installation of a scenic historic marker that celebrates the site where geologist Vachel Harry McNutt discovered a vast deposit of potash ore.

Driving through Eddy County on US Route 62/180, east of Carlsbad, NM, history buffs can visit the actual test well site, McSweeney-McNutt #1, at mile marker 58/59, where the US potash industry began 93 years ago.

RESPEC Project Geologist Peter Smith held the vision to redeem this valuable piece of potash history, a borehole located in the Maroon Cliffs area on an open grassland marked by mesquite, sagebrush, and sunflowers. He worked in collaboration with James Rutley, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carlsbad Field Office; Michael Younger, Geologist, Intrepid Potash; and Professor David Borrok, Chairman of the Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri S&T. Smith also coordinated the drafting of the marker with Gretchen Brock, Historian, New Mexico Historic Preservation Division, Archaeological Records Management Section (ARMS), and was present when the marker was approved by the Cultural Properties Review Committee. The marker was constructed and installed by engineers from the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Region 2.

“What motivated me was that this borehole is where it all started and that even if you knew where to look, it’s still hard to find. This historic location had long been forgotten and it needed recognition,” commented Smith. The World War I embargo on the importation of German potash spurred exploratory drilling in the United States.

In 1925, while drilling for petroleum, McNutt discovered the first commercial potash deposits in the entire Western Hemisphere. The McSweeneyMcNutt discovery ended the nation’s dependence on imported potash and created a new industry in southeastern New Mexico. Commercial potash mining began in 1926 with the incorporation of the American Potash Company, and since then over 248 million tons of ore have been mined from the Carlsbad area.

Employed by the Texas oil company Snowden and McSweeney, McNutt initially looked for oil but found potash. In 1925, while McNutt examined drill cuttings from petroleum exploration, he found pink and red salts and recognized the potash minerals, polyhalite and sylvite. His samples confirmed a high percentage of potash. McNutt immediately started acquiring land rights and began exploration. McNutt’s wife Amy was responsible for core storage.

Potash is the common term for mined and manufactured salts containing the element potassium in a water-soluble form. As a commodity, potash has global importance to today’s agricultural producers. Potash in the form of potassium chloride and potassium carbonate is used in fertilizers. Historically, potash was made from residue left by the evaporation of watersoaked wood ash and used for manufacturing soap, textiles, and glass. New Mexico’s Permian Basin has the largest concentration of potash ores in the United States.

Collaborating with a diverse team, RESPEC is proud to honor the pioneering efforts of our forefathers in the mining industry.

For detailed information, please contact RESPEC’s Peter Smith, Project Geologist, at Peter.Smith@respec.com.

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RESPEC APPOINTS THREE NEW VICE PRESIDENTS A key component to successful growth is the strategic appointment of leadership

At RESPEC’s December 2018 Board of Directors meeting, the board approved the appointment of three new Vice Presidents: Dr. Russell Persyn, Ms. Meagan Chaddick, and Mr. Jay Nopola. Russell, Meagan, and Jay join current RESPEC Vice Presidents Dr. Stephen Kan, Mr. Kerry DeVries, Dr. Leo Van Sambeek, and Mr. Rick Moser. RESPEC’s Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Chief Information Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Executive Officer participate in a quarterly operating committee and Board of Directors meetings. We wholeheartedly congratulate Russell, Meagan, and Jay on their appointments!

RUSSELL PERSYN

MEAGAN CHADDICK

JAY NOPOLA

Dr. Russell Persyn joined RESPEC in 2015 and opened RESPEC’s first Texas office in Castroville. Before joining RESPEC, Russell served Russell Persyn as the Watershed Russell.Persyn@respec.com Engineering Manager at the San Antonio River Authority (SARA). At SARA, Russell managed 25 engineers and technical professionals who oversaw planning, modeling, engineering design, and construction projects for SARA, the City of San Antonio, and Bexar County. Since joining RESPEC, he has been instrumental in building a $1 million net revenue business in Texas, which serves our clients from two locations in San Antonio and one location Austin.

Ms. Meagan Chaddick joined RESPEC through the 2017 acquisition of SSG Ltd., which is located in Richardson, Meagan Chaddick Texas (Dallas Meagan.Chaddick@respec.com area). At the time of the acquisition, Meagan was SSG’s President.

Meagan has a bachelor of administration (BA) degree in accounting and a master’s degree in taxation. Meagan currently leads the sales and marketing activities for RESPEC’s Data & Technology Solutions (DTS), and she was instrumental in integrating SSG into our DTS business unit. In addition to her business development work in DTS, Meagan led the enterprise implementation of Salesforce, which is the first enterprise-wide Client Relationship Management (CRM) system adopted within RESPEC outside of our financial management system. Meagan is also championing the elevation of a corporate-wide marketing organization.

Mr. Jay Nopola joined RESPEC in 2011. He has earned undergraduate degrees in geological engineering Jay Nopola and is currently Jay.Nopola@respec.com finishing his doctorate degree in the same area of study.

Since joining RESPEC, Jay has been the lead Technical Professional in RESPEC’s Hard Rock Mechanics group. Jay has been the driving force around two major Department of Energy research grants: the Deep Borehole project and the Thermal Fracturing project; both projects were multimillion-dollar awards. Jay has been relentless in the pursuit of developing new clients and expanding RESPEC’s business interests into hard rock.

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growth and acquisitions MINE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES AND TERRASOURCE SOFTWARE JOIN RESPEC Reno-based offices add extensive expertise in mining, metals, and minerals technology

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MINE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES AND TERRASOURCE SOFTWARE JOIN RESPEC Reno-based offices add extensive expertise in mining, metals, and minerals

RESPEC, a world-renowned expert in geoscience, engineering, and technology, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Mine Development Associates, Inc. (MDA), and TerraSource Software, both Nevada-based companies.

For over 30 years, MDA has served the mining community with geological expertise and engineering services. Complementing RESPEC’s leadership as an integrated solutions partner for mining, minerals, and energy, MDA has a proven track record of advising clients on mining projects in every stage of exploration, development, and production.

Their specialized capabilities include resource modeling, competent persons reports, mine design optimization, and production schedule planning. MDA’s registered professional geologists and pofessional mining engineers have extensive experience in metals such as gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, platinum, and palladium, as well as in industrial minerals.

TerraSource has been providing sales, training, and technical support for several explorationand mining-related software programs, including Surpac, MineSched, Whittle, and ArcGIS, since 1996. In addition, TerraSource has developed GeoSequel®, a drillhole and sample data management application for exploration and mining.

RESPEC’s team is also thrilled to welcome MDA’s key management, including Steve Ristorcelli, Paul Tietz, Michael Gustin, and Tom Dyer to

lead MDA operations for RESPEC. The RESPEC/ MDA team has over 120 years of combined experience and expertise in serving the mining community in the metals and industrial minerals markets. “The combined team brings together two organizations with unsurpassed experience and commitment to excellence in the geology and mining of metals and industrial minerals,” commented John Morgan, Senior Vice President of RESPEC. “We are excited about the RESPEC/MDA expanded service offerings to our mining clients and look forward to even more opportunities around the world.”

The RESPEC/MDA team is proud of its uniquely specialized lineup of distinguished professionals that helps mining and mineral clients maximize project returns while respecting the economic, social, and environmental well-being of a community. Please welcome the professionals from MDA to the RESPEC family.

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Presentations Hydrogeological Considerations for Underground Stone Mines Presented by Chris Johnson

Transitioning Operations Underground Presented by Peter Christensen

Real-time Hazard Monitoring System for Underground Mining Presented by Amy Direnzo

Anthony Lucas and the Development of Louisiana Salt Mining Industry Presented by Crystal Hocking

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Presentations Access RESPEC’s Latest Presentations:

Hydrogeological Considerations for Underground Stone Mines

Transitioning Operations Underground

Presented by Chris Johnson

Presented by Peter Christensen

Chris.Johnson@respec.com

Peter.Christensen@respec.com

Real-time Hazard Monitoring System for Underground Mining

Anthony Lucas and the Development of Louisiana Salt Mining Industry

Presented by Amy DiRienzo

Presented by Crystal Hocking

Amy.DiRienzo@respec.com

Crystal.Hocking@respec.com

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Partnerships CARLSON SOFTWARE INTRODUCES C-ALS GYRO In partnership with our LMD product partner, Carlson Software, we’re excited to share news of the C-ALS Gyro

RESPEC PROUD TO OFFER GEOSEQUEL SOFTWARE Latest in mining software delivers secure, organized data with a dedicated support staff

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CARLSON SOFTWARE INTRODUCES C-ALS GYRO

In partnership with our LMD product partner, Carlson Software, we’re excited to share news of the C-ALS Gyro.

Recently introduced to the field, the new Carlson C-ALS Gyro is being used to support the extraction of high-grade uranium at one of the largest deposits in the world, the Cigar Lake Mine in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. A development of the standard C-ALS system, the C-ALS Gyro provides more accurate and reliable navigation of the probe as it is deployed.

For this application, the C-ALS Gyro is deployed vertically upward or around 70 meters until it enters the uranium cavity, where it can scan and survey a newly mined void. This happens after Cameco’s Jet Boring System (JBS) has been deployed. JBS extraction for uranium begins with freezing the ore and rock, located nearly 450 meters below the surface, to provide stability and prevent water from entering the mine. The JBS platform is then deployed and uses highly pressurized water to cut through the ore. The ore is then transported through a series of pipes to be processed.

Advantages of C-ALS Laser Scanning: // Ability to survey potentially dangerous underground voids safely // Precise and accurate cavity/void measurement in minutes, not days // 360-degree spherical coverage for a full view from a single scan, with no blind spots // Operation is remotely controlled // Deployment methods are flexible // Easily transported // Rugged design for durability in extreme conditions

C-ALS Gyro C-ALS Gyro gives greater navigational capability, ensuring that the probes’ position along the borehole can be determined without relying on the mechanical alignment of deployment rods or a magnetic compass. With a diameter of 50 millimeters, the C-ALS Gyro system is easily deployed through boreholes, downhole or uphole, to survey inaccessible spaces.

For detailed information, please contact RESPEC’s Nathan Rouse, Staff Mining and Resources Engineer, at Nathan.Rouse@respec.com.

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RESPEC PROUD TO OFFER GEOSEQUEL® SOFTWARE

Latest in mining software delivers secure, organized data with a dedicated support staff

GeoSequel® was developed by RESPEC for managing drillholes, drillhole samples, channel samples, geochemical samples, blast holes, monitor wells; all the data you generate in exploration and mining. It protects your investment in the exploration and development of resources and reserves.

The design of GeoSequel® is exceptionally disciplined and relentlessly logical. It follows real-world workflows that are used by experienced geologists, mine engineers, and environmental compliance professionals. Workflows used in exploration, open-pit mining, and underground mining. Workflows used in resource estimation, grade control, and reconciliation.

Clients use GeoSequel® to:

Get Greater Flexibility with Tablet Apps

GeoSequel® Logger is a stand-alone Windows tablet application for logging core, RC holes, and channel samples when you are not connected the main SQL Server database. In addition, transmittals can be created while in the field to submit with samples.

Synchronize with the main database once connected. You can also log directly into the main database.

GeoSequel® Tools is another Windows application that is separate from the main, web-based GeoSequel® interface. It can parse certificates and create the entries in GeoSequel® necessary to accept the certified analyses. You can achieve a greater than 80 percent reduction in time to load historical data. In addition, each analysis can be flagged and reviewed prior to import.

// Log drill holes while detached from main database // Designate role-based security and data access // Interface with in-house or commercial laboratories // Ensure data integrity // Import, view, and filter data through a web-based interface // Adapt data management for any type of metal, industrial mineral, or aggregate deposit // Facilitate 43-101-type resource and reserve reports

GeoSequel® Link is a Windows application that is separate from the main, web-based GeoSequel® interface. It provides functions to export data into formats that can be used by Surpac, Vulcan, MineSight, Leapfrog, Datamine, ArcGIS, MapInfo ,and AutoCAD. The views selected in GeoSequel® Link are exceptionally powerful and versatile. You can set up priorities dependent on analytical techniques and set up customized calculated fields.

For detailed information, please contact RESPEC’s Paul Hartley, Staff Engineer, at Paul.Hartley@respec.com

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Calendar of events Join Us at Upcoming Conferences, Trade Shows, and Events: September 8-11

National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Program

September 22-25

Solution Mining Research Council (SMRI) Berlin

November 4-7

Southeastern Transportation Geotechnical Engineering Conference (STGEC)

December 2-6

American Exploration & Mining Association Reno

October 8-9

Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Geology and Well Technology Seminar

December 5-6

Kentucky Blaster Conference Kentucky

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October 9-10

Florida Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) Florida

October 9-11

China Mining Conference China

December 10-11

Kentucky Underground Stone Safety Seminar Kentucky

For more information on how you can join RESPEC at any of these events, please contact Tabetha Stirrett at Tabetha.Stirrett@respec.com

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