Safer Tailings Storage Facilities Can Be Achieved − SRK

Por Adriaan Meintjes, Linda Spies, Sheila Imrie

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Adriaan Meintjes

Linda Spies

Sheila Imrie

Safer tailings storage facilities (TSFs) or tailings dams can be achieved when mine owners, contractors and engineering consultants work closely together, says Linda Spies, Senior Geotechnical Engineer at SRK Consulting.

Speaking after a recent Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) conference focusing on tailings dams, Linda mentioned that mining executives need greater assurance that their tailings dams are safe and with controls becoming much stricter. There is also an emphasis for transparency by investors and communities.

Greater transparency is also being demanded by other stakeholders such as investors and communities.

 

Autor

Adriaan Meintjes | Principal Geotechnical Engineer | Johannesburg, South Africa

Adriaan Meintjes

Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Adriaan has over 38 years of experience in civil and geotechnical engineering.

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