Tailings South Africa
Operating and risk management of tailings storage facilities
The safe maintenance of tailings storage facilities are under increasing scrutiny worldwide. Our broad focus is placed on safely sustaining the mining industry and managing tailings storage facility risk. We are continuously innovating and improving our services and currently manage more than 100 tailings storage facilities worldwide.
Tailings Storage Facilities:
- Fraser Alexander is an industry leader in tailings storage facility (TSF) management, specialising in both mineral residue or tailings deposition and tailings reclamation for reprocessing.
- We also recognize that we generate our own non-mineral waste, and where this is not integrated into our client’s waste management systems, we have our own procedures to separate and manage waste streams into recyclables, domestic and hazardous materials.
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We focus on optimised and best-practice placement of mine residue to meet the most stringent safety, health and environmental design requirements.
Our hydraulic re-mining solutions remain at the forefront of tailings reclamation for reprocessing purposes.
Tailings Risk Management
In managing internal and external risks posed by the Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs) contracted to Fraser Alexander (which include deposition and re-mining operations as well as dormant TSFs), we are in the process of further developing and embedding a world-class tailings management and risk monitoring digital system called TORAS (Technical and Operational Risk Assessment System).
This digital platform is based on the company’s well developed operational, management and assurance processes and procedures, which are compliant with industry best practice and international legislative and governance requirements and standards.
The system enables us to determine and monitor operational risk and manage it collectively with our clients and the appointed Engineer of Record. The system is independently audited by tailings industry leaders on a regular basis. Our in-house training provides the necessary operational skills and a thorough understanding of risks at the ground level.
