During the period 2007 to 2014, SRK completed the feasibility design for Karara Iron Ore Mine’s filtered tailings storage facility in Western Australia, and provided detailed design, an operations manual and operational engineering assistance. After a comparative study, SRK designed a unique ‘dry stacking’ facility combining a conveyor and stacking arrangement with truck transport and disposal. The landform created allows concurrent closure and an expandable footprint that reduced upfront costs. SRK’s surface water management design included expandable clean water diversion and retention dam. SRK helped with the TSF commissioning and ongoing operational assistance.
