Tailings Management

On a daily basis, Golder Associates works on mines around the world to design, build, operate or close mine waste management facilities, including:

• Background studies (environmental, social & community, archaeology and traditional knowledge, seismic risk, climate, hydrology, hydrogeology)
• Environmental and social impact assessments
• Mine waste deposition planning and design; tailings, thickened tailings (see subsidiary Pastetec), waste rock and co-disposal – pasterock)
• Tailings dam design
• Water balances and water management plans
• Geochemical and water quality assessments
• Active and passive water treatment design
• Tailings distribution system design
• Hydraulic structure design
• Construction management, quality control, quality assurance
• Closure planning
• Independent and peer review
• Support for permits
• Annual inspections and compliance reviews