Today, it is impossible to talk of mine tailings – the unfortunate but unavoidable legacy of mining – and not think of the Brumadinho dam disaster in Brazil, which, in 2019, claimed 259 lives. Aidan ...

Mining is a process that produces vast amounts of material, for which the industry is trying to find a sustainable – and profitable – use. Tailings production is an inherent part of mining and metals ...

Water conservation, efficient tailings management and responsible mine reclamation are becoming increasingly important for mines to ensure their license to operate. Spearheaded by the launch of the ...

Designing and commissioning a future-proof tailings management system requires a totally new mindset. As a baseline, it should enable the mines to process their ...

Weir has developed a range of transformational flowsheets for tailings management to help miners reduce, rethink, and repurpose their tailings. Weir recognises that its customers have different ...

SLR Consulting has decades of successful experience advising clients at every stage of the mining lifecycle with solutions, services and projects in support of its mission to ‘make sustainability ...

Tailings are a sand-like byproduct of mining that results from crushing the ore before mineral extraction. Often, tailings are disposed of in dams built with tailings themselves, or with other mine ...

TORONTO, Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD)(TSX:ABX) today welcomed the launch of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, developed through a ...

In the wake of the disastrous Jagersfontein tailings dam failure that killed at least one person, destroyed at least 164 homes and displaced almost 400 residents, all eyes have turned to South Africa ...

Suncor will invest C$1 billion (US$980 billion) on its Tailings Reduction Operations (TRO), a new approach to tailings management that will involve converting liquid tailings into a solid mat­erial by ...

OTTAWA, ON, April 7, 2021 /CNW/ - Today, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) announced updates to its world leading guidance on responsible tailings management. The Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) ...