This course will take place during the Mine Water Solutions in Extreme Environments 2015 Conference which is the second conference in the series focusing on EXTREMES. This innovative conference is focused on solutions to mine water issues in very challenging environments.
Objectives:
This workshop will review documented tailings dam failures up through 2014 and assess the underlying role of water management as it relates to the performance of tailings dams. The conclusions from this review will be used to identify key water management related factors to prevent future failures in the design, operation, and closure of existing and planned tailings dams.
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Presenters:
- Andrew Watson, Workshop Facilitator, MWH, USA; Mr. Watson has 20 years of experience in the design and construction of infrastructure, dams, tailings storage, heap leach, waste containment facilities, and other civil works. He has worked on a variety of assignments in the U.S., South America and South Africa, performing engineering design, inspection, and project management functions.
- Patrick Corser, Geotechnical Engineer, MWH Canada Country Manager, MWH, Canada; Mr. Corser has 30 years of engineering and construction experience working on mining, civil, geotechnical, and environmental projects. He has managed mine development projects and closure and reclamation plans for mine sites in North and South America and throughout Europe.
- Dirk van Zyl, Professor and Chair of Mining and the Environment, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada; Dirk van Zyl has more than 35-years experience in research, teaching and consulting in tailings and mine waste rock disposal and heap leach design. During the last decade much of his attention has been focused on mining and sustainable development and mine life cycle management.
- Clint Strachan, Sr. Geotechnical Engineer, MWH, USA; Mr. Strachan is a geotechnical engineer with over 35 years of experience in the design, permitting, construction and closure of mine facilities. Engineered facilities include tailings impoundments, heap leach facilities, water storage dams, sedimentation dams, and storage ponds at mines around the world.
- Resa Furey, Market Analyst, MWH, USA; Resa Furey specializes in global mining sector market research and analysis, including research and trend analysis of metal producers and metal markets. Her analyses form the foundation for strategy development and business planning for MWH’s mining operations.
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