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Nov 7 2022The world is burning more Coal than ever Following the tragic collapse of the Jagersfontein tailings storage facility TSF in the Free State on September 11 there has been a resurgence of urgent calls for audits of South Africa s other TSFs The collapse of the Jagersfontein TSF claimed one human life and nearly 900 farm animals belonging
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3 days agoA fundamental tenet of responsibly managing Harmony s 86 tailings storage facilities 85 in SA one in PNG is a deep seated understanding of the mechanism of tailings dam failure both man made and environmental contributing factors and implementing measures to avoid failure
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7 days agoThere are brief reports in a number of mining related journals including African Mining Review and Mining Weekly The reports indicate that the eastern wall of the tailings storage facility has been breached This is a Google Earth image of the site which is a diamond mine owned by Petra Diamonds 75% and by the Government of Tanzania 25%
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The tailings storage facility would be shaped for natural surface drainage and erosion rates similar to those of natural landforms in the area Installation of a drainage layer as the base of the capping system Installation of a protection layer and a topsoil layer The thicknesses of these materials will depend on the properties of the most
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The total world volume of tailings as of 2024 will become 640 billion cubic meters [6] RISK CONCENTRATED IN ACTIVE FACILITIES This additional 95 120 bn cubic meters of tailings will be stored in an estimated 16 000 currently active TSFs
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Sep 19 2022For further details on Northern Dynasty and the Pebble Project please visit the Company s website at or contact Investor services at 604 684 6365 or within
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I am a Chartered Civil Engineer and Tailings Storage Facility Engineer with over fifteen 15 years of experience working on Infrastructure Projects Heavy Industry Projects green and brown field and Bauxite Residue Tailings Operations within the Caribbean and the Middle East
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Sep 29 2022The tailings storage facility TSF site is governed by the State of Victoria and monitored by Earth Resources Regulation Project Overview The unplanned closure of the Benambra mine occurred in 1996 when the operator was placed into administration It was an underground base metal mine producing zinc and copper concentrate but without meeting
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1 day agoReview of internet of thing enabled geotechnical monitoring hardware for tailings storage facilities Nov 16 2024 Aménagement et urbanisme Surveillance du bruit et des vibrations Nov 11 2024
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Jul 30 2021New tailings facility critical to Rosebery survival Posted on 30 July 2024 at 5 34pm MMG is committed to finding the safest and most balanced solution to allow the Rosebery Mine to continue to operate and support the jobs of 500 Tasmanians The simple reality is that without a new Tailings Storage Facility TSF the mine will be forced to
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Tailings storage is a significant part of the mining process and it is widely recognised just how high the stakes are Tailings storage facilities TSFs store the unneeded metals minerals chemicals organic compounds and water used in the minerals separation process materials that are often toxic and which can have a devastating impact if they re not properly contained and managed
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Fraser Alexander is an internationally recognised specialist outsource tailings dam construction company and we remain at the forefront of residue management globally While the risks associated with tailings storage are significant you can be rest assured it is in good hands when we construct and manage your tailings storage facilities for you Through our deep understanding of the construction of intricate drainage systems and quality management processes we enhance the health status of
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In general terms basic monitoring of tailings facilities should include • piezometers in embankments to monitor the phreatic surface against agreed trigger levels to maintain embankment stability • vibrating wire piezometers standpipes and bores to monitor groundwater mounding and outward movement beneath and surrounding the facility
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Mining companies are not doing enough to consider climate change risks in the design and operation of Tailings Storage Facilities TSF Climate change poses a significant risk to TSF because tailings dams have been designed for certain precipitation levels Climate change brings unpredictable and extreme weather events
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Nov 7 2022Petra Diamond LSE PDL announces that earlier today the eastern wall of the tailings storage facility at the Williamson mine was breached resulting in flooding away from the pit which has extended into certain areas outside of the mine lease area To date no injuries or fatalities have been confirmed and the teams on the ground are engaging
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Jun 25 2021An in pit tailings facility is likely to be the lowest cost tailings storage option for an open cut operation however any assessment of cost to the operation that doesn t accurately capture the associated cost of remediating residual voids risks underestimating the actual cost In terms of evaluating potential long term settlement issues
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Geotheta was retained for the design and construction supervision of a new elevated penstock for a chrome tailings storage facility TSF near Rustenburg South Africa The facility is operated 24/7 and the penstock needed to be constructed without hinderance to this
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These are Canada Australia and South Africa all of which have very active mining industries and a large number of tailings storage facilities Davies 2024 reports that Quebec has 65 facilities British Columbia 130 Western Australia 350 and South Africa 400
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Climate change makes predicting water levels in a tailings dam difficult Mining companies are not doing enough to consider climate change risks in the design and operation of Tailings Storage Facilities TSF Climate change poses a significant risk to TSF because tailings dams have been designed for certain precipitation levels
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The tailings storage facility TSF design report presents an analysis of the background conditions and investigations undertaken It outlines the basis of the design and justifies the parameters adopted for the engineering design construction operation rehabilitation and
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Geotechnical monitoring systems for tailings storage facility TSF networks are custom made for each project but share a few commonalities The most common measurements are pore pressure settlement soil shear and environmental parameters such as water content and pH Request Information Tailings storage facility monitoring overview
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Our metal and coal assets generate tailings residues of mineral processing which are stored in purpose built tailings storage facilities TSFs TSFs are specially designed reservoirs filled with tailings and water We remove water through drains or evaporation while the tailings settle gradually filling the reservoir
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The Tailings Storage Facility TSF is approximately hectares in size and formed part of the enabling works for the Roy Hill Mine The tailings storage facility is a two cell structure with decant return structures and underflow drainage The engineering works for the TSF were undertaken by engineering consultants and managed by Roy Hill
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Aug 24 2022Tailings Storage Facilities TSFs rank among the largest engineered structures on earth A recently compiled data set 1 states that the material stored in active storage facilities operated by the top mining companies would be able to cover Manhattan island to a depth of 750m that s 200m more than the tallest building
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Goldplat plc the AIM listed African gold producer is pleased to announce the completion of a JORC compliant Resource Statement for the Tailings Storage Facility TSF at the Goldplat Recovery
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Tailings management has been included in the Group risk register since 2024 and our Group safety standard in place for tailings and water storage facilities has been in place since 2024 Our internal assurance processes verify that our managed TSFs operate in accordance with this standard which we updated in 2024
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We have 29 tailings storage facilities TSFs located across both our owned and operated sites and those that we operate on behalf of joint venture partners Seventeen of these TSFs are active 10 are inactive and two are closed Our joint venture partners operate 33 TSFs You can read more about our TSFs in the 2024 Sustainability Databook
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Tailing storage facilities TSFs are reservoirs that store mine tailings which is fine grained waste material in suspension that is discharged from an ore processing plant or coal preparation plant Inappropriate storage of tailings can lead to safety health and environmental hazards Managing the hazards associated with TSFs
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Tailings Storage Facility Experience Involvement with TSFs covers aspects of design construction auditing and tailings/residue management reviews for a large number of projects covering a range of commodities including alumina residue bauxite residue base metals copper lead and zinc coal gold graphite iron ore manganese nickel sulphide and laterite phosphate residues rare
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Sep 11 2021The facility has a total area of 11 hectares and a capacity of million cubic metres which is sufficient to store the tailings generated over LOM The site is characterised by a steep sided densely wooded valley with a small stream in the valley bottom
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