Tailings: 4 of 13

 Tailings management needs to be considered at the design stage of a project
MANAGEMENT

Consulting with the professionals

MM spoke to two engineering and consulting firms - Ausenco and SRK - about their showcase projects

21 April 2021

 Potash tailings ponds at the Intrepid mine near Moab, Utah
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Editor's note: May 2021

No single solution can get the mining industry where it wants to be with tailings.

19 April 2021

  Rescue workers returning from a search operation following the Brumadinho disaster
ENVIRONMENT

Raising the Standard in tailings management

The onus is now on ensuring broader adoption and adherence

19 April 2021

Karara Mining's iron ore operation is located in the water-scarce Mid-West region of Western Australia
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Filter press technology takes the cake

FLSmidth has been working in the field on implementing new tailings management methods

13 April 2021

A potash mine and tailings pond in central Saskatchewan Canada
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

MAC updates tailings management guidance

Update follows a detailed comparison with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management

08 April 2021

An aerial view of a copper mine tailing pond in the interior British Columbia, Canada
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Canada's tailings turnaround

New measures include stronger executive level accountability as well oversight by directors

07 April 2021

Vale's Vargem Grande complex
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Vale starts tailings filtration plant at Vargem Grande

Vale plans four plants at an estimated total cost of US$2.3 billion.

17 March 2021

 Vale is working to reduce its use of tailings dams.
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Vale increasing Timbopeba production

Vale is aiming to increase the proportion of its iron ore production through dry processing to 70%.

15 March 2021

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