Tailings and Mine Waste 2024

Stantec is a proud gold sponsor of this year’s conference.

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Developing sustainable mine-closure plans for legacy tailings-storage facility management
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See you in Colorado!

We are excited to be at Tailings and Mine Waste this year and we’re looking forward to connecting with you to chat about everything tailings. Stop by and say hi at booth #33.

The Tailings and Mine Waste Conference spotlights current and future topics facing the tailings, mining, and environmental communities. The conference is November 10-13, and it is hosted by the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at Colorado State University.

Our leading mining and digital solutions professionals from around the world will be in attendance. We look forward to connecting with you to discuss how we can help you create efficiencies in your tailings management operations.

Catch one of our many presentations about geotechnical, environmental, or regulatory topics related to tailings and mine waste management.

Monday, November 11

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM – Technical Session 1.1C – Closure Issues
Session Chair: Jason Cumbers

1:30 - 3:00 PM – Technical Session 1.2A - Geotechnical Issues, Development of Tailings-Specific Correlations for Estimating Fines Content from CPT Data Using
Presenter: Mohammad Rashidi

Tuesday, November 12

8:45 - 10:00 AM – Plenary Session 2: 2030 and Beyond – Perspectives on Evolving Tailings Management
Moderator: Amanda Adams

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM – Technical Session 2.1A - Analysis, Silty Sand Tailings Saturation and its Influence on Interpreted Cptu Soil Behaviour Type
Presenter: Andrew Burgin

1:30 - 3:00 PM – Technical Session 2.2C - Design
Session Chair: Lucy Philip

Wednesday, November 13

3:00 - 4:30 PM – Technical Session 3.3A – Analysis, The Use of Programming Language in GISTM Compliance for the Holden Mine
Presenter: Phillip Crouse

3:00 - 4:30 PM – Technical Session 3.3B – Breach & Inundation Estimates
Estimation of Outflow Runout Distance in Tailings Dam Using Artificial Intelligence Technique
Presenter: Mohammad Rashidi