Let’s face it, if you’ve spent any time designing a tailings storage facility (TSF), you’ve muttered the phrase, “Why does[…]

Okay, I got you here.  I was trying to be provocative.  I’m discussing semantics.  The term “dry stacking” bothers me,[…]

January 25, 2019, 12:28 PM — a date and time forever etched into mining history. At the Córrego do Feijão[…]

When I started out in tailings management in the 1980s, the mining world felt like a different planet. Field offices[…]

When I started my career in geotechnical engineering, slope stability analysis was already a central part of the tailings dam[…]

After four decades in tailings management, one thing has become clear to me: the fundamentals of good design rarely change.[…]

Tailings dam practitioners should be interested in a variety of geophysical methods to assess the safety, stability, and environmental impact[…]

Tailings, often a mix of fine silts and clays, are hydraulically deposited, leading to loosely packed, often contractive materials. Their[…]