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Our tailings and mine waste professionals combine practical experience, industry skill and innovative technology to develop safe, economical and appropriate outcomes. Be it base metal, gold, alumina, ash dams, mineral sands or other mine waste and tailings, GHD has the resources to solve your issues.

Over the past 30 years, we’ve earned local and international recognition for cost-effective, practical, and innovative methods used in tailings design and management.

GHD is represented on national and international technical committees including Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) and close links with organisations such as the Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG).

Services

  • Planning and approvals
  • Investigation and design
  • Project management
  • EPCM services
  • Operation and maintenance
  • Environment
  • Closure and rehabilitation

For further information, contact:

David Brett
Tel: +61 3 6210 0698
Email: David Brett

Eurallumina Alumina Refinery Red Mud Management, Italy

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GHD provided planning, design and construction phase services for the Eurallumina Sa Foxi Red Mud Basin located in Sardinia, Italy.

The Sa Foxi Red Mud Basin is located at Portoscuso, which is adjacent to an industrial area, environmental fish habitat and the Mediterranean Sea. The site is restricted and is sensitive to environmental and community issues.

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Gove Alumina Refinery Red Mud Management, Northern Territory

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GHD has provided specialist engineering services to the Gove Alumina Refinery since 1982. The work has included planning, investigation and management of geotechnical and tailings advice for civil works in the residue disposal area.

This included detailed design and construction supervision of some 250 hectares of tailings storage, including upstream embankment construction, caustic liquor conservation methods, embankment stability, water balance models and design of drainage systems.

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Hazelwood Power Station Ash Thickening

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Hazelwood Power Station, a 2000 MW brown coal power station, produces approximately 350,000 cubic metres of ash per year.

GHD assisted International Power to consider a wide range of future ash management options for the power station, and to construct and commission an ash thickening plant and in-pit thickened ash deposition.

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Masbate Gold Project – Philippines Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) and associated infrastructure

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GHD was appointed by CGA Mining Limited to carry out the detailed design of the Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) and associated infrastructure for the Masbate Gold Project – Philippines.

The Masbate Gold Project comprises four planned open pits, located on a mine site previously developed and operated by Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation. It is located approximately 7 km south of the town of Aroroy on the northern coast of the island of Masbate (approximately 350 km south of Manila), a province of the Philippines in the Bicol Region.

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Sino Iron Ore Project

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The Sino Iron Project is Australia's first major magnetite project and the second largest project currently under construction in the Pilbara.

Due to its remote location 1200 kilometres north of Perth in Western Australia, the client CITIC Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd required the development of dedicated infrastructure to support the USD3.5billion greenfields sino iron project.

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Andrew Massey

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Andrew has more than 20 years’ experience in the mining and civil engineering industries of Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia and South East Asia. Andrew joined GHD in 1988 and has been involved in a variety of projects many of which have involved significant input to tailings management. His experience includes inspection and certification of tailings storages, development of long term tailings management plans, testing and trialling discharge and retaining systems, design and trialling of tailings harvesting and re-use systems, engineering integrity audits, presentations to clients and government, engineering design documentation and contract management services for new and raised tailings dams and associated structures.
Andrew held the position of GHD Tailings Services Leader from 2002 until 2009.Andrew has more than 20 years’ experience in the mining and civil engineering industries of Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia and South East Asia. Andrew joined GHD in 1988 and has been involved in a variety of projects many of which have involved significant input to tailings management. His experience includes inspection and certification of tailings storages, development of long term tailings management plans, testing and trialling discharge and retaining systems, design and trialling of tailings harvesting and re-use systems, engineering integrity audits, presentations to clients and government, engineering design documentation and contract management services for new and raised tailings dams and associated structures.

Andrew held the position of GHD Tailings Services Leader from 2002 until 2009.

Tel: 61 7 3316 3316 3579

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David Brett

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David Brett is a civil/geotechnical engineer with extensive experience in investigation, design and construction of a wide range of engineering infrastructure, particularly in the areas of water, dams, tailings and waste management for mining and industry. His knowledge extends across water and mine tailings dams, water management, hydrology and hydraulics, geotechnical engineering, site investigations, earthworks, foundation design, construction materials, materials testing, soil, rock and concrete technology, evironmental engineering for industrial water & waste management, acid rock drainage (ARD), remediation and prevention

.Position: Principal Mining Engineer

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John Phillips

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John Phillips is a civil engineer and senior manager at GHD. His experience spans more than four decades in hydrology/hydraulic projects. He has extensive knowledge in water management, dams and soil mechanics, and has led projects in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and across Europe. John has written more than 40 technical papers and is the recipient of no fewer than 6 Engineering Excellence awards.

Tel: 61 8 6222 8507

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