Tailings Pond Site Monitoring is an essential component of mine management. Monitoring these sites encompasses several different applications from dam safety, to the tracking of the dam wall and slope stability, tailings accumulations and water level gauging, to the monitoring of water quality parameters, and the on-site weather conditions and their impacts. All are vital to a mine's operations.

Tailings pond sites need to be monitored accurately and continuously to mitigate their impacts and prevent dangers associated with their operation.  The mining sector is faced with the challenge of finding the best instrumentation and methods to carry out this monitoring work.  Failure to correctly assess these situations can result in huge problems for the mining companies, the surrounding communities, and the larger environment. Hoskin Scientific, and the wide range of suppliers we represent, offers instrumentation and expertise to address all of these areas of concern and offer monitoring solutions for the mining industry.

5 Ways that Wireless Monitoring Systems
Improve the Safety of Tailings Dams

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Improves knowledge of the most critical
potential failure mechanisms

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Detects situations that are likely to trigger a
failure of the dam

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Serves as a tool for designing
the dam’s growth

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Provides a sound basis for the establishment
and implementation of the proper response in
case of a failure involving human hazards

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Provides long-term monitoring with very
little maintenance


CASE STUDY

Mount Polley Mine Tailings Storage
 Facility Embankment Breach

This case study briefly summarises some of the geotechnical engineering findings reported by the Panel.