The mining and processing of minerals is an important part of the economic development of the country. Minerals can only be extracted where they exist and often these locations are in rural areas with low background noise levels. This can give rise to concerns about noise from proposed and existing mineral sites. Hepworth Acoustics has considerable experience of dealing with the noise issues at the planning stage of deep and surface mines and quarries. The experience includes predicting future noise levels, designing mitigation measures and representing clients through the planning process and at Public Inquiry if required. In addition, the company can advise and carry out compliance monitoring of working sites, which is often not straight forward, because noise limits may be set very close to existing background noise levels.
