Project Geotechnical Consultant for the Prefeasibility Study for a valley-style TSF. Geotechnical tailings testing, to optimise the TSF from project start-up to closure.
Copper
Experience
Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) Specialist
Experience
Country:
Climatic:
Commodity: Copper
Mt Chalmers Project (Rockhampton., Queensland)
Country:
Australia
Climatic:
Semi Arid
Commodity: Copper
Olympic Dam TSFs – BHP Billiton Olympic Dam
Project Reviewer for existing TSFs and reviewer for TSF Scoping Study Expansion Project.
Country:
Australia
Climatic:
Arid
Commodity: Copper
Dominga Tailings Storage Facility
Review of the prefeasibility study design for the tailings storage facility using thickened tailings for the Dominga Project (magnetite / copper) as part of the ‘gap analyses prior to the Definitive Feasibility Study.
Country:
Chile
Climatic:
Hyper Arid
Commodity: Copper
Sarcheshmeh Tailings Storage
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:
Iran
Climatic:
Arid
Commodity: Copper
Miduk Copper 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:
Iran
Climatic:
Arid
Commodity: Copper
Reko Diq
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:
Pakistan
Climatic:
Hyper Arid
Commodity: Copper
Tethyan Copper Project – Reko Diq Pakistan
Project Manager for IWL design (double HDPE lined) design and documentation including co-ordination of fieldwork, laboratory test work and preparation of concepts (start up through to closure); evaluation reports; technical review; presentations for regulatory authorities and public meeting; and client liaison.
Country:
Pakistan
Climatic:
Arid
Commodity: Copper
Wafi Golpu Tailings Storage Facility
Project Manager for the Pre-Feasibility Optimisation Study for the tailings storage facility. Review and evaluation of data and development of conceptual design. Direction of design of the containment embankment evaluation reports, technical review and client liaison. Project Manager for the Tailings Storage Strategy Study for evaluation of options and selection of the “go forward option” for the Feasibility Study for thickened tailings for the first, 27 years, mine tailings storage. Review of the filtered, dry stack tailings alternative.
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Climatic:
Tropical
Commodity: Copper
Prominent Hill Project for Oxiana Limited
Project Manager for IWL design and documentation including co-ordination of fieldwork, laboratory test work and preparation of concepts (start up through to closure), evaluation reports, technical review and client liaison.