PASTE & TAILINGS 2021
Dry stacked tailings at Cerro Verde mine in Peru
regulatory oversight for tailings dams and the industry is facing an enormous gap – a gap that may offer a big opportunity , especially for women .
Women in tailings
Amanda Adams , a Principal Geotechnical Engineer at Stantec in Denver with expertise in tailings , water and waste management for mining , outlines why this facet of the industry can help advance diversity goals
The need to attract more women to the mining profession is recognised across the industry . More & more companies are working to improve gender diversity by setting specific goals . The benefits of gender diversity , and diversity in general , have been demonstrated through multiple studies . At the same time , experienced tailings professionals are in high demand as the industry ( and society ) recognise the need for safe tailings management
in the wake of recent failures . The recent release of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management in August 2020 has increased demand for experienced tailings professionals and led to an even shorter supply – given there is a huge need to staff up existing operations , legacy projects , and new tailings storage facilities . Add to that the requirements for tailings experts to serve on technical review boards , perform independent audits and provide
Safe tailings management is a big deal
The number of existing tailings storage facilities worldwide has been estimated between 29,000 and 35,000 ( Estimate of World Tailings Portfolio 2020 - World Mine Tailings Failures - from 1915 ). Safe tailings management is here to stay , but it will require technical experts to assess the safety of closed or legacy sites , manage existing operations and develop new designs . Regulators , mining companies and tailings experts are racing to catch up with the demand that increased governance requirements and higher standards have brought to the industry . As alternative tailings disposal technologies are more broadly adopted , experts in those types of facilities will also be in high demand . Safe tailings management is receiving attention at the highest levels of mining organisations . However , at many mine sites , tailings management is not yet a recognised career stream . Similar to Environmental and Safety , it appears that Tailings Managers will soon be in important leadership positions . This will create more leadership and management opportunities within mining companies . All of this means
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P10 International Mining SUPPLEMENT | JULY 2021