tailings problem Archives

Risk definition is paramount amid tailings problem

Risk definition is paramount amid tailings problem. A recent example is the Almaden Ixtaca Project, Mexico. We read in a publicly available information: “The mine plan has a dry stack filtered tailings facility, and co disposal with waste rock with no tailings dam, eliminating the risk of a tailings dam failure.” We salute the effort to reduce from inception a source of multiple hazards and hence risks generated by the tailings dam. However we want to discuss a few notions…