DFS for tailings storage facilities TSF1, TSF2, Sabodala In-Pit TSF as an alternative to TSF2, BIOX TSF (double HDPE-lined with underdrainage, leak detection between the liners and leak detection under the base liner).
Humid Savannah (high seasonal rainfall)
Experience
Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) Specialist
Experience
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Climatic:
Commodity: Lithium
Goulamina Lithium
Project Geotechnical Consultant to Birimian Limited for the proposed Water Storage Dams/Water Storage Facilities (WSD/WSF), Tailings Storage Facility (TSF), plant site foundations. Execution of PFS study for the TSF for thickened (65% solids wet tailings stream and dry tailings stream) for the initial 40-year life of project followed by the DFS Study.
Country:
Mali
Climatic:
Humid Savannah
Commodity: Rare Earth
Peak Resources Ngualla Rare Earths Project
Project reviewer for the DFS Tailings Storage Facility designed by others. Gaps in the design identified and recommendations provided for improvements to the design.
Country:
Tanzania
Climatic:
Humid Savannah
Commodity: Lithium
Leo Lithium (formerly Mali Lithium) Goulamina Lithium
Project Geotechnical Consultant for revised Goulamina Project Tailings Storage Facility (TSF), for the proposed 80 to 200 Mt Project for thickened (50% solids wet tailings stream) for the initial 20-year life of project.
Country:
Mali
Climatic:
Humid Savannah
Commodity: Graphite
Hexagon Resources Limited – McIntosh Project
Completion of the Pre-Feasibility Study for the Tailings Storage Facility for the McIntosh Project in the Kimberly Region of Western Australia. Evaluation of options for tailings storage for the maximum project life of 12.3 years for a bituminous lined tailings storage.
Country:
Australia
Climatic:
Humid Savannah
Commodity: Gold
Geita Gold Mine
Advice on design concepts (start up through to closure), operation, audits, inspections, management reviews, advice on seepage, stability, tailings deposition, water recovery and preparation of tailings disposal strategy plans.
Country:
Tanzania
Climatic:
Humid Savannah
Commodity: Gold
Tulawaka Mine
Advice on design concepts (start up through to closure), operation, audits, inspections, management reviews, advice on seepage, stability, tailings deposition, water recovery and preparation of tailings disposal strategy plans.
Country:
Tanzania
Climatic:
Humid Savannah
Commodity: Iron Ore
Cockatoo Island Iron Ore Beneficiation Project
Advice on design concepts (start up through to closure), operation, audits, inspections, management reviews, advice on seepage, stability, tailings deposition, water recovery and preparation of tailings disposal strategy plans.
Country:
Cockatoo Island
Climatic:
Humid Savannah
Commodity: Gold
Syama Tailings Storage Facilities
Project Manager for the OTSF and FTSF (oxide and flotation tailings) for Syama Project Mali. Site visit and evaluation of borrow area for tailings storage, data review, development of conceptual design and adjustments to the adjacent aerodrome design to accommodate the OTSF. Direction of design of the containment embankment using insitu materials supplemented with mine waste, evaluation reports, technical review and client liaison.
Country:
Mali
Climatic:
Humid Savannah
Commodity: Gold
TSF Strategy Study Sabodala Mine
Review of the life of mine (LOM) tailings storage facility strategy and preparation of the PFS Report for input to the Canadian NI 43-101 Stock Exchange Report.