Australia-headquarted infrastructure and environment services group, Cardno, recently announced the acquisition of Marshall Miller & Associates (MM&A), a 180-person mining, energy and environmental consulting firm headquartered in Bluefield, Virginia. MM&A brings to Cardno expertise in mining engineering, mine reserve evaluation, oil and gas exploration, feasibility studies and due diligence services for mining and resource projects.

MM&A’s energy related clients range from the US Dept of Energy (USDOE) to mining companies such as Alpha Natural Resources, Rey Resources, CNX Gas Company, Peabody, Asian American Coal, Cliffs Natural Resources, Rothschild, First Reserve Corporation, ESSAR Minerals Americas, ArcelorMittal and BHP Billiton.

Cardno Managing Director, Andrew Buckley said the acquisition will provide Cardno with new expertise in resources, mining engineering, carbon credits and energy consulting across a number of key international markets. “With the addition of MM&A, Cardno can now offer clients specialist services in greenhouse gas inventorying, carbon sequestration and carbon off-set credit verification. Examples of innovative projects include the USDOE-sponsored carbon capture and sequestration project in
Russell County, Virginia. These services are becoming increasingly critical to our clients in Australia and across various sectors globally,” Buckley added.

MM&A has worked on projects in 21 countries, including Australia, and that there will be opportunities to expand MM&A’s services further into Australia and globally on the back of Cardno’s extensive international footprint. Scott Keim, President of MM&A, said that they were enthusiastic about joining Cardno because it will enable MM&A to strengthen services to new and existing clients, gain leverage from Cardno’s existing disciplines, and work in new areas drawing on Cardno’s broad geographic
presence, particularly in Australia.