Breaking the scale barrier: Making large-scale filtered tailings work for Australian mines

Explore the technical, operational and system-wide considerations involved in implementing filtered tailings and other dewatering solutions at scale, with a focus on water stewardship, operational resilience and long-term performance.

About this event

Filtered tailings can offer important benefits for water stewardship and long-term tailings management, but successful implementation requires more than an efficient filtration plant.

This webinar will examine how large-scale filtered tailings can be developed as an integrated operating system. The speakers will discuss the influence of changing ore characteristics, process performance and operating conditions, as well as the mine-wide infrastructure and operating practices needed to support filtration, transport and placement.

The session will also consider integration into existing operations, maintenance and reliability, environmental and social outcomes, and alignment with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of the factors that can determine whether filtered tailings performs reliably at scale across the mine lifecycle.

Speaker/s

Hilary Evans

Senior Lead, Sustainability Project Integration
Ausenco

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Hilary brings more than a decade of experience in environmental management for large-scale development and complex infrastructure projects. She specialises in environmental due diligence, safeguards, mitigation strategies and regulatory compliance, helping clients navigate environmental challenges throughout the project lifecycle. With a strong focus on international environmental and sustainability standards, Hilary works with clients to integrate regulatory requirements and sustainability commitments into project planning and execution, supporting responsible and sustainable project outcomes.

Claudio Roman

Principal Geosciences Engineer, Mine Waste Solutions
Ausenco

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Claudio is a civil engineer with over 25 years of experience in geotechnics, tailings, hydrogeology and construction. His expertise focuses on the geotechnical design of tailings and heap leach facilities. Claudio has led numerous audits, dam safety reviews, tailings due diligence, dam breach analysis, and risk workshops. He also brings extensive experience in construction quality assurance, engineer of record services, technical support for environmental permitting, and the development of operational, maintenance, and surveillance manuals. His experience includes the development of long-term strategic concepts for large-scale filtered tailings implementation, as well as contributions to the design and technical review of filtered tailings facilities under complex operational, site, and water management constraints.

Richard Whittering

Principal Process Engineer
Ausenco

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Richard has approximately 25 years’ experience in the management of base metal concentrators, and the field of engineering, design, construction, commissioning. Previous experiences include exposure to project management, developing operational strategic planning programs, maintenance systems, operational readiness programs, test work supervision, geometallurgy, feasibility studies, design and commissioning of a wide range copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, pyrite, gold, silver, and mineral sands projects