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Stars aligning for a dedicated tailings processing industry

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The head of one of the most experienced metallurgical engineering houses in the country has praised the ‘new horizon’ research and thinking being applied to tailings dam remediation.

Some are talking about retreating for the remnant minerals; some are focused on processing so less tailings are generated; and some on reusing tailings.

The challenges had more to do with complex processing than mining, said company founder and chair of Brisbane-based Core Resources Jon Loraine, who spoke at the recent Australian Mine Waste Symposium

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Civil firm honoured for magnificent mud solution

Written by dev on . Posted in All News.

There's a saying 'mud sticks', but in the case of Gladstone civil construction company McCosker Contracting it would be only in the most complimentary terms.

The company has worked for many years on its amphibious Scrollers, built to deal most efficiently with the mud in tailings dams.

Its achievements saw McCosker win the Innovator Award at Gladstone Engineering Alliance’s 17th annual Industry Awards Night last week.

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New protocols to tackle tailings risks

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A newly released Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management will help support the safe management of tailings facilities around the world, says the Minerals Council of Australia.

The new industry protocols come 18 months after the tailings dam disaster at the Corrego do Feijão mine in Brazil that killed 270 people.

They were developed through an independent global tailings review, co-convened by the International Council on Mining and Metals, United Nations Environment Program and Principles for Responsible Investment.

Chief executive officer Tania Constable said Australian companies actively contributed to the development of the new industry standard, which reflected Australian. . .

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