{"id":29,"date":"2023-10-06T16:37:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mckenna-geotechnical.local\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:35:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/","title":{"rendered":"MGI HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full main-banner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1921\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DS-landform2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DS-landform2.jpg 1921w, https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DS-landform2-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DS-landform2-1024x394.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1921px) 100vw, 1921px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:73px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer topspacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center home-head has-text-color\" style=\"color:#56359e\">Expertise<br>in&nbsp;Geotechnical Engineering&nbsp;<br>and Landform Design<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.651), 22px);\"><strong>McKenna Geotechnical is a Canadian engineering and consulting firm specializing in mining geotechnique, landform design, and mine reclamation. The firm develops mine closure plans, landform and watershed designs, and technical guidance documents. We provide expert consulting engineering and geotechnical review services for mines in Canada and abroad. We also offer courses for practitioners and students on landform designs and closure planning.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:132px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NickBeier.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54\" style=\"width:459px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Coffee played a larger role than usual<\/strong> recently at the University of Alberta, where Professor Nick Beier and Adjunct Professor Gord McKenna worked with research associate Ahlam Abdulnabi and co-op student Abby Paul in the laboratory from March 2 to 6 to perform&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/coffee\/\">a unique geotechnical &#8220;drip-coffee&#8221; experiment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"vert has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/pdfs\/MGI_LandformDesign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><strong>During a lecture at the University of Alberta<\/strong>, Gord McKenna introduced a new pamphlet on landform design. &#8220;An Introduction to Landform Design: Building mining landscapes with flair&#8221; acknowledges that mining &#8220;drastically disturbs the land&#8221; and provides a high-level overview of how landform design \u2014 done properly \u2014 can help industry, regulators, and communities to work together to successfully reclaim mine-disturbed land.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/an-introduction-to\/\">Explore the online version \u21e2<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MGI_brochure-cover-684x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MGI_brochure-cover-684x1024.png 684w, https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MGI_brochure-cover-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MGI_brochure-cover-scaled.png 1710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing McKenna Geotechnical Inc\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/380710347?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center casebox has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#0e4d71;font-size:clamp(16.834px, 1.052rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.811), 26px);\">CASE HISTORIES<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/projects\/#reclaim\">RECLAIMED<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/projects\/#reclaim\">TAILINGS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/projects\/#reclaim\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pond1-small-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center boxtop casetext\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);line-height:1.2\">The first reclaimed tailings pond in the oil sands<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/projects\/#selenium\">SELENIUM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/projects\/#selenium\">MANAGEMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/projects\/#selenium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/koocanusa-sm-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center boxtop\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);line-height:1.2\">Providing solutions for selenium management<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/projects\/#wetlands\">CREATING WETLANDS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/projects\/#wetlands\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/mckennageotechnical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wetland-sm-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center boxtop\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);line-height:1.2\">Developing government-endorsed wetlands manuals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expertisein&nbsp;Geotechnical Engineering&nbsp;and Landform Design McKenna Geotechnical is a Canadian engineering and consulting firm specializing in mining geotechnique, landform design, and mine reclamation. The firm develops mine closure plans, landform and watershed designs, and technical guidance documents. We provide expert consulting engineering and geotechnical review services for mines in Canada and abroad. 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