Training


Tailings And Mine Waste Management Workshop

The workshop covers the design, construction, operation and closure of mine tailings, and mine waste structures.

The course is aimed at persons involved in design, construction, operation and closure of tailings facilities and mine waste structures including return water dams.

The Workshop Will Address The Following:

  • Tailings definitions and concepts
  • Factors contributing to stable and safe TSF’s
  • TSF design procedures
  • Deposition methods
  • Tailings facility failure modes and prevention
  • Sound TSF operation and management
  • Tailings storage methods
  • Tailings reclamation
  • TSF closure
  • TSF risks
  • Overview of Global Industry Standards for Tailings Management

Who Should Attend?

  • Mine and Mill Managers
  • Engineers involved with tailings facility management, operation closure and
  • Engineering geologists
  • Geotechnical engineers
  • Geo-environmentalists
  • Consulting Engineers
  • Environmentalists
  • Hydrology engineers
  • Tailings facility operators

Benefits Of Attending:

  1. Gain application data about tailings facility design, construction, operation and monitoring, closure and reclamation.
  2. Develop ability to assess different tailings deposition options.
  3. Understand aspects of different tailings storage methods.
  4. Achieve insights into how and why tailings and waste facilities fail and what can be done to prevent this.
  5. Obtain up to date data on monitoring and reporting aspects.
  6. Gain comprehensive knowledge on legislation, regulations and licensing.

If you are interested in this training please contact us on:

Telephone: +27 11 575 3002 or e-mail: hello@geotheta.com for more information.