tailings storage facilities

Switching EoRs at Olympic Dam took a year, 20 models and zero drama - here’s how this team pulled off a seamless handover at a complex site

When BHP needed a new Engineer of Record for one of Australia’s most complex tailings sites, the Olympic Dam handover became a masterclass in how to get it right.

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Content By Jamie Wade on August 18, 2025
Safety, Emergency Response, ESG, Regulatory Adherence, Stakeholder Communication, Environmental Stewardship, Mine Closure Planning, Innovation, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Case Studies
Australia, South Australia, Roxby Downs
Gold, Silver, Base Metals, Copper, Uranium

Small dams, big expectations, and no Wi-Fi: Why GISTM needs a lighter touch to work for the mines that are off the map but still on the hook

GV Price, senior staff consultant with KCB Australia, has spent a career helping mines grapple with the nuances of geotechnical standards.

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Content By Jamie Wade on August 9, 2025
ESG, Regulatory Adherence, Audit and Inspection, Sustainable Practices, Environmental Stewardship, Mine Closure Planning, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation
Asia, Indonesia
Base Metals, Aluminium/Bauxite

Why your TSF might not be as safe as you think if you're trusting curves over chaos, it's time to rethink your probability of failure game plan

Pepe Moreno, principal consultant and director of Tailex, isn’t one to blindly follow the crowd.

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Content By Jamie Wade on August 9, 2025
Safety, Emergency Response, Efficiency, Process Improvement, ESG, Regulatory Adherence, Audit and Inspection, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation
Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia, North America, United States, Canada
Base Metals

No silver bullets in tailings as experts push for smarter stacking strategies and filtered failures get a reality check

As the mining industry edges closer to a tipping point on tailings management, a panel of global experts at the 2025 Life of Mine | Mine Waste and Tailings Conference in Brisbane issued a clear message: discipline in operations, humility in design, and a more adaptive mindset will be critical to preventing the next tailings disaster.

By Jamie Wade on August 5, 2025
Safety, Emergency Response, Efficiency, Process Improvement, Mineral Processing, Costs, Financial Planning, Cost Control, ESG, Environmental Impact Assessments, Waste Management, Regulatory Adherence, Reporting Requirements, Sustainable Practices, Environmental Stewardship, Mine Closure Planning, Extraction, Mineral Extraction, Workforce, Training and Development, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Development Stages, Case Studies, Exploration, Geoscience data visualisation and analytics, Exploration technologies and methodologies
Australia, Queensland, North America, South America, Asia, Indonesia
Precious Metals, Gold, Base Metals, Copper, Nickel, Industrial Minerals, Clay