Water Management Breaks New Ground
In tailings management, what happens below ground is equally important as what happens above ground. The Australian Mining Review spoke to Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) principal hydrogeologist Chris Dickinson about the topic of hydrogeological best practice as it relates to modern tailings management. Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) The GISTM (and its accompanying compendium) represent a significant shift in the approach to tailings management worldwide, “striving to achieve the ultimate goal of zero harm to people and the environment with zero tolerance for human fatality”. Chris says the new standard is a “quantum step forward in the management of mine tailings” aiming to couple engineering and geoscience together in the design, construction, operation and closure of facilities in…