Experience

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.

Project Geotechnical Consultant to Wave International for the DFS for the 0.85 to 1.625 Mt Graphite Project.  Evaluation of data and input to the DFS for 20-year life of 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.

Project Manager for the TSF for the Valley of the Kings and Firetail tailings. Evaluation of data and design of the containment embankment using insitu colluvial materials supplemented with a geotextile filter zone. Preparation of concepts, evaluation reports, technical review and client liaison.

Project Manager for evaluation of filtered tailings integrated with mine waste options (start up through to closure). Preparation of evaluation reports, technical review and client liaison.

Preliminary conceptual tailings storage facility design.  Gaps in the preliminary design by others identified and recommendations provided for improvements to the design.  

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.

Project Manager for evaluation of integrated waste landform TSF including preparation of concepts (start up through to closure), evaluation reports, technical review and client liaison.  Project Manager for the 2015 revised design of integrated waste landform TSF including preparation of concepts (start up through to closure), evaluation reports, technical review and client liaison.

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.