Cover System Calculator
What Type of Cover System Does My Site Need?
There are several types of cover systems available, and the most appropriate choice depends on your site's risk profile, project objectives, and climate conditions. Okane's Cover System Calculator provides a path to identify cover system types that align with your site.
Whether you're early in your integrated mine and closure planning, comparing different approaches, or simply looking to learn more, our calculator aims to give you a practical starting point to support detailed design and further assessment.
Get started using our Cover System Calculator to identify the most suitable approach for your site.
Select which primary closure risk your cover system intends to control
What is the primary objective of your cover system?
What is the major climate zone of your site?
Very dry regions that can be extremely hot or surprisingly cold. Sub-types include: hot desert, cold desert, and hot or cold steppe climates. For example, nearly all of Saudi Arabia is hot desert climate, as well as central Australia, northern Chile, southern Mongolia, southeastern Spain, and central and eastern Turkiye.
Moderate climates with noticeable seasons; summers and winters vary depending on rainfall patterns. Sub‑types include: areas with dry summers, dry winters, or no dry season — each ranging from hot to cool summers. For example, the Pacific coast of Canada and Uniter States have different subranges of temperate climates, nearly all of New Zealand is temperate, as well as southern Brazil, central Chile, western Turkiye, and most of coastal and northern Spain.
Long, cold winters and short summers, with strong seasonal differences. Sub-types include: regions with dry summers, dry winters, or no dry season, plus a range of summer temperatures from hot to very cool, and winters that can be extremely cold. For example, most of central and northern Canada has cold climate, in the United States most northern inner states and Alaska has cold climate, most of Sweden and Mongolia, as well as eastern Turkiye and southern Chile.
Consider a Protection Cover System
A practical cover system design to consider is a simple protection cover system, which helps with diverting clean water and reducing the volume of impacted surface water managed on site.
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To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Learn more with the resources below!
What is an acceptable range of net percolation for your cover system?
What is an acceptable range of net percolation for your cover system?
What is an acceptable range of net percolation for your cover system?
What is an acceptable range of net percolation for your cover system?
Geosynthetic Cover System
Using geosynthetic materials within cover systems reduces net percolation and oxygen ingress through their consistently low-permeability barrier, thereby enhancing long-term control of contaminant generation
Let's make this cover system work for your site!
To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Barrier Type Cover System
This cover system involves incorporating one or more low hydraulic conductivity layers to control atmospheric water ingress.
Store-and-Release Cover System
This cover system limits net percolation by storing water during precipitation events and then gradually releases the stored water through evaporation or transpiration. It minimizes water available for oxidation of the sulfide minerals within mine rock.
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system work for your site!
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system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
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the resources below!
Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System
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system work for your site!
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system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
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Erosion Protection Cover System
Erosion protection cover systems protect the landform from eroding and promote landform stability
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system work for your site!
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system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
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Geosynthetic Cover System / Barrier Type Cover System
Barrier Type Cover System: This cover system involves incorporating one or more low hydraulic conductivity layers to control net percolation and oxygen ingress. Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System: An enhanced store-and-release cover system involves incorporating additional layers to the standard store-and-release cover system design to further limit net percolation and enhance plant water availability by increasing near-surface water storage capacity.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Barrier Type Cover System / Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System
Barrier Type Cover System: This cover system involves incorporating one or more low hydraulic conductivity layers to control net percolation and oxygen ingress. Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System: An enhanced store-and-release cover system involves incorporating additional layers to the standard store-and-release cover system design to further limit net percolation and enhance plant water availability by increasing near-surface water storage capacity.
Let's make this cover system work for your site!
To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Learn more with the resources below!
Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System
Let's make this cover system work for your site!To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
An enhanced store-and-release cover system involves incorporating additional layers to the standard store-and-release cover system design to further limit net percolation and enhance plant water availability by increasing near-surface water storage capacity.
Learn more with the resources below!
Store-and-Release Cover System / Erosion Protection Cover System
Store-and-Release Cover System: This cover system limits net percolation by storing water during precipitation events and gradually releasing stored water through evaporation and/or transpiration. Erosion Protection Cover System: Erosion protection cover systems protect the landform from eroding and promote landform stability.
Let's make this cover system work for your site!To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Erosion Protection Cover System
Erosion protection cover systems protect the landform from eroding and promote landform stability
Let's make this cover system work for your site!
To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Learn more with the resources below!
Geosynthetic Cover System / Barrier Type Cover System
Geosynthetic Cover System: Using geosynthetic materials within cover systems reduces net percolation and oxygen ingress through their consistently low-permeability barrier, thereby enhancing long-term control of contaminant generation. Barrier Type Cover System: This cover system involves incorporating one or more low hydraulic conductivity layers to control atmospheric water ingress.
Let's make this cover system work for your site!To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Learn more with the resources below!
Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System
An enhanced store-and-release cover system involves incorporating additional layers to the standard store-and-release cover system design to further limit net percolation and enhance plant water availability by increasing near-surface water storage capacity.
Let's make this cover system work for your site!To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Learn more with the resources below!
Store-and-Release Cover System / Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System
Store-and-Release Cover System: This cover system limits net percolation by storing water during precipitation events and then gradually releases the stored water through evaporation or transpiration. It minimizes water available for oxidation of the sulfide minerals within mine rock. Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System: An enhanced store-and-release cover system involves incorporating additional layers to the standard store-and-release cover system design to further limit net percolation and enhance plant water availability by increasing near-surface water storage capacity.
Let's make this cover system work for your site!To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Learn more with the resources below!
Store-and-Release Cover System
Erosion Protection Cover System
Erosion protection cover systems protect the landform from eroding and promote landform stability
Let's make this cover system work for your site!To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Learn more with the resources below!
Geosynthetic Cover System / Barrier Type Cover System
Let's make this cover system work for your site!To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Geosynthetic Cover System: Using geosynthetic materials within cover systems can help reduce net percolation of water and oxygen ingress. Barrier Type Cover System: This cover system involves incorporating one or more low hydraulic conductivity layers to control atmospheric water ingress.
Barrier Type Cover System / Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System
This cover system involves incorporating one or more low hydraulic conductivity layers to control net percolation and oxygen ingress.
Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System: An enhanced store-and-release cover system involves incorporating additional layers to the standard store-and-release cover system design to further limit net percolation and enhance plant water availability by increasing near-surface water storage capacity.
Let's make this cover system work for your site!To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Store-and-Release Cover System / Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System
Store-and-Release Cover System: This cover system limits net percolation by storing water during precipitation events and then gradually releases the stored water through evaporation or transpiration. It minimizes water available for oxidation of the sulfide minerals within mine rock. Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System: An enhanced store-and-release cover system involves incorporating additional layers to the standard store-and-release cover system design to further limit net percolation and enhance plant water availability by increasing near-surface water storage capacity.
Let's make this cover system work for your site!To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Store-and-Release Cover System
This cover system limits net percolation by storing water during precipitation events and then gradually releases the stored water through evaporation or transpiration. It minimizes water available for oxidation of the sulfide minerals within mine rock.
Let's make this cover system work for your site!To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Erosion Protection Cover System
What is the primary objective of your cover system?
Isolation Cover System
Consider an isolation cover system as the base case design to physically isolate mined materials from the surrounding environment and keep clean water clean.
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system work for your site!
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system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Capillary Break Cover System
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system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
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Consider a capillary break cover system, where a unsaturated and coarser-textured material is placed below a finer-textured material to reduce upward migration of constituents of potential concern and enhance the water holding capacity of the overlying layer.
Isolation Cover System
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An isolation cover system is a practical option for limiting the release of radiation and radon gas.
What is the major climate zone of your site?
Very dry regions that can be extremely hot or surprisingly cold. Sub-types include: hot desert, cold desert, and hot or cold steppe climates. For example, nearly all of Saudi Arabia is hot desert climate, as well as central Australia, northern Chile, southern Mongolia, southeastern Spain, and central and eastern Turkiye.
Moderate climates with noticeable seasons; summers and winters vary depending on rainfall patterns. Sub‑types include: areas with dry summers, dry winters, or no dry season — each ranging from hot to cool summers. For example, the Pacific coast of Canada and United States have different subranges of temperate climates, nearly all of New Zealand is temperate, as well as southern Brazil, central Chile, western Türkiye, and most north-central and southern Europe.
Long, cold winters and short summers, with strong seasonal differences. Sub-types include: regions with dry summers, dry winters, or no dry season, plus a range of summer temperatures from hot to very cool, and winters that can be extremely cold. For example, most of central and northern Canada has cold climate, in the United States most northern inner states and Alaska has cold climate, most of Sweden and Mongolia, as well as eastern Turkiye and southern Chile.
What is an acceptable range of net percolation for your cover system?
What is an acceptable range of net percolation for your cover system?
What is an acceptable range of net percolation for your cover system?
What is an acceptable range of net percolation for your cover system?
Barrier Type Cover System
This cover system involves incorporating one or more low hydraulic conductivity layers to control atmospheric water ingress.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Store-and-Release Cover System
This cover system limits net percolation by storing water during precipitation events and then gradually releases the stored water through evaporation or transpiration. It minimizes water available for oxidation of the sulfide minerals within mine rock.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Erosion Protection Cover System
Erosion protection cover systems protect the landform from eroding and promote landform stability
Let's make this cover system work for your site!
To refine the cover system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Erosion Protection Cover System
Erosion protection cover systems protect the landform from eroding and promote landform stability
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Erosion Protection Cover System
Erosion protection cover systems protect the landform from eroding and promote landform stability
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Learn more with
the resources below!
Geosynthetic Cover System
Using geosynthetic materials within cover systems reduces net percolation and oxygen ingress through their consistently low-permeability barrier, thereby enhancing long-term control of contaminant generation.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Geosynthetic Cover System
Using geosynthetic materials within cover systems reduces net percolation and oxygen ingress through their consistently low-permeability barrier, thereby enhancing long-term control of contaminant generation.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System
An enhanced store-and-release cover system involves incorporating additional layers to the standard store-and-release cover system design to further limit net percolation and enhance plant water availability by increasing near-surface water storage capacity.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Store-and-Release Cover System
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Erosion Protection Cover System
Erosion protection cover systems protect the landform from eroding and promote landform stability.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Geosynthetic Cover System
Using geosynthetic materials within cover systems reduces net percolation and oxygen ingress through their consistently low-permeability barrier, thereby enhancing long-term control of contaminant generation.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Geosynthetic Cover System
Using geosynthetic materials within cover systems reduces net percolation and oxygen ingress through their consistently low-permeability barrier, thereby enhancing long-term control of contaminant generation.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Geosynthetic Cover System / Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System
Geosynthetic Cover System: Using geosynthetic materials within cover systems reduces net percolation and oxygen ingress through their consistently low-permeability barrier, thereby enhancing long-term control of contaminant generation. Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System: An enhanced store-and-release cover system involves incorporating additional layers to the standard store-and-release cover system design to further limit net percolation and enhance plant water availability by increasing near-surface water storage capacity.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Store-and-Release Cover System
This cover system limits net percolation by storing water during precipitation events and then gradually releases the stored water through evaporation or transpiration. It minimizes water available for oxidation of the sulfide minerals within mine rock.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Store-and-Release Cover System / Erosion Protection Cover System
Store-and-Release Cover System: This cover system limits net percolation by storing water during precipitation events and gradually releasing stored water through evaporation and/or transpiration. Erosion Protection Cover System: Erosion protection cover systems protect the landform from eroding and promote landform stability.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Geosynthetic Cover System / Barrier Type Cover System
Geosynthetic Cover System: Using geosynthetic materials within cover systems reduces net percolation and oxygen ingress through their consistently low-permeability barrier, thereby enhancing long-term control of contaminant generation.. Barrier Type Cover System: This cover system involves incorporating one or more low hydraulic conductivity layers to control atmospheric water ingress.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System / Barrier Type Cover System
Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System: An enhanced store-and-release cover system involves incorporating additional layers to the standard store-and-release cover system design to further limit net percolation and enhance plant water availability by increasing near-surface water storage capacity. Barrier Type Cover System: This cover system involves incorporating one or more low hydraulic conductivity layers to control atmospheric water ingress.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System / Store-and-Release Cover System
Enhanced Store-and-Release Cover System: An enhanced store-and-release cover system involves incorporating additional layers to the standard store-and-release cover system design to further limit net percolation and enhance plant water availability by increasing near-surface water storage capacity. Store-and-Release Cover System: This cover system limits net percolation by storing water during precipitation events and then gradually releases the stored water through evaporation or transpiration. It minimizes water available for oxidation of the sulfide minerals within mine rock.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Store-and-Release Cover System
This cover system limits net percolation by storing water during precipitation events and then gradually releases the stored water through evaporation or transpiration. It minimizes water available for oxidation of the sulfide minerals within mine rock.
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
Erosion Protection Cover System
Erosion protection cover systems protect the landform from eroding and promote landform stability
Let's make this cover
system work for your site!
To refine the cover
system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
connect with our team of experts at info@okaneconsultants.com.
What is the primary objective of your cover system?
Erosion Protection Cover System
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system work for your site!
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system for your site conditions and long-term goals, complete the form below or
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To manage wind and water erosion, a practical option is an erosion-protection cover system. This type of system supports overall landform stability and key elements of surface-water management, such as drainage channels.
Revegetation Cover System
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A revegetation cover system is the appropriate base case design, supporting not only vegetation, ecosystem establishment, and landform stability, but also recreational uses, visual and geomorphic outcomes, and potential agricultural opportunities.
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