Participation in the study and development of concept options for the design for the tailings storage facility using thickened tailings for the proposed HDPE lined Tailings Storage Facility. Review of design criteria and design documents for the final option.
Experience
Experience
Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) Specialist
Experience
Country:
Climatic:
Commodity: Phosphate
SRA Quertane Project
Preliminary conceptual tailings storage facility design. Gaps in the preliminary design by others identified and recommendations provided for improvements to the design.
Country:
Tunisia
Climatic:
Semi Arid
Commodity: Gold
Tengrela / Sissingue Project for Perseus Mining Limited
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.
Country:
Cote D’Ivoire
Climatic:
Tropical
Commodity: Graphite
Mahenge Graphite
Project Geotechnical Consultant to Black Rock Mining Limited and CPC Engineering for their proposed Dry Stacked Tailings Storage Facility (DSTSF). Evaluation of FS data prepared by others and preparation of recommendations on dry stacking for the 32-year life of project.
Country:
Tanzania
Climatic:
Tropical
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: Mineral Sands
Kalbar Fingerboards Project, Victoria
Geotechnical advice, reviews and conceptual designs for above ground and mined pit tailings storage facilities for the following projects in Australia. Mineral sands typically split the sand and slimes (slit and clay) fraction during the processing, with the fines fraction potentially having a very low settled insitu dry density and high insitu moisture content, which can inhibit closure.
Country:
Australia
Climatic:
Temperate
Commodity: Mineral Sands
Cyclone Mineral Sands Project – Rawlinna, WA
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.
Country:
Australia
Climatic:
Semi Arid
Commodity: Mineral Sands
Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project – Dampier Peninsula, WA
Third party review of the proposed surface tailings storage facility and in-pit tailings deposition. 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.
Country:
Australia
Climatic:
Semi Arid
Commodity: Mineral Sands
Avonbank Mineral Sands Project – Horsham, Victoria
Review of the proposed in-pit tailings storage system. This review resulted in additional testwork which not only confirmed that the proposed flocculated tailings facility was stable and could be rehabilitated relatively quickly with the site being returned to agricultural use, but also resulted in the pit walls for mining being steepened to recover more ore. This project is yet to be completed.
Country:
Australia
Climatic:
Semi Arid
Commodity: Mineral Sands
Goshen Mineral Sands Project, Victoria
Review of the proposed in-pit tailings storage system. This review resulted in tailings testwork to assess the tailings properties. This project is yet to be completed