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.

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 with responsibility for: Geotechnical investigation for all major structures. Primary Crusher, Primary Stockpile, Secondary Crusher, 25km Conveyor, access roads and aggregate survey. Supervision and organisation of fieldwork (geological mapping, borehole, costean and testpit excavations). Organisation of laboratory testing and preparation of factual and evaluation reports.

Project Geotechnical Consultant to Evolution Energy Minerals Limited for their proposed Co-Mingled Tailings and Mine Waste. Evaluation of FS data prepared by others and preparation of recommendations on stacking for the 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.

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.

Tailings from the processing comprise two streams that were to be mixed in the tailings hopper before being pumped to the discharge point. The sand stream, with a maximum particle size of 1 mm, comprises the majority of tailings. Initial deposition was a standalone stack with the discharge point extending longitudinally along the crest of the stack. After development of mine voids, the tailings stream was diverted into the sterile mine voids.

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).