The importance of tailings management

• Autores: Kasia Patel
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 576, 2015 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Octubre)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In light of the growing need for sustainable mining, tailings management is gaining more attention. Finnish technology company Outotec Oyj recently announced that it had purchased Canada-based Kovit Engineering Ltd, which specialises in surface and underground mine tailings solutions. The acquisition, which was completed for an undisclosed sum, complements Outotec's existing dewatering and tailings treatment solutions and services business.

    According to Johan Gron, vice president of Outotec's dewatering business, there has been a higher industry interest in more advanced tailings management, such as thickened tailings, paste and filter dry stack dewatering systems, as companies attempt to overcome sustainability issues. These include conventional tailings management related risks, environmental impact, social responsibility and economics.

    "[We expect] more forward thinking solutions, including integrated tailings management from one supplier, larger dewatering plants and innovative tailings dewatering and handling solutions, including water management and treatment," Gron said.