Tailings Dam Embankment Construction

Tailings Dam Embankment Construction

Due to the environmental requirements related to the disposal of tailings, tailings dams are required to be lined with geomembranes. Tailings dam footprints organically increase over the life of mine and so do the associated environmental risks and impacts. The construction and preparation of tailings dams is both costly and time consuming.

Solution

dewatering technology in conjunction with our reinforcement solutions, helps to reduce the required footprint areas of tailings dams which leads to lower required capital investment. Embankment and dyke construction with  dewatering tubes allow the incremental raising of tailings dams with a positive contribution to the environmental and economic sustainability of mining operations.

Advantages

Tailings dam footprint reduction

Stable embankment construction on geomembrane lined facilities

Embankments can be incrementally raised to keep up with the safe rate of rise

Utilisation of tailings/waste fill for embankment construction

Improves tailings mechanical characteristics through encapsulation and confinement

Reduced carbon footprint