An essential guide to tailings management responsibilities, accountabilities and liabilities for Accountable Executives, CEOs, Board members, senior executives, banking executives, investors and insurers.
Quick facts
| Duration | Delivery | Course Type | Next Intake | PD Hours | Language |
90-minute webinar |
100% online |
Digital
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Up to 3 |
English |
Course overview
With a continued focus on the safe and effective management of tailings facilities driving increased accountability and liability for mining company executives, maintaining a baseline understanding is critical for senior management. This 90-minute masterclass has been designed to give Accountable Executives, CEOs, Board members, senior executives, banking executives, investors and insurers a concise overview of tailings management from a risk and governance perspective, in the light of recent catastrophic tailings dam failures and the requirements of the resulting Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM). The masterclass explores learnings from active tailings operations and incidents worldwide, and trends in tailings management.
Course pricing
Enrolments now open
Course commences 29 September
Who should attend?
Senior leaders and executive mine professionals
Suited to Accountable Executives, CEOs, Board members, senior executives to understand the requirements of GISTM compliance, the impacts on operations and closure of tailings facilities, and trends in tailings management.
Corporate and investment-related professionals
Understand the context behind provision of financial and human resources to enable GISTM compliance, and the review of tailings facility designs.
Senior tailings facility managers, including operators and engineers
Understand key governance and operational considerations to comply with GISTM requirements, and trends in tailings management.
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Executive Essentials: Tailings Risk and Governance
Facilitators
David Williams
He has over 50 years of teaching, research and consulting experience, and is internationally recognised for his expertise and experience in mine waste management and mine closure, pertaining to tailings dams in particular. He was a member of the Expert Panel investigating technical causes of Brumadinho tailings dam failure and is on numerous Independent Technical Review Boards for Tailings globally, including for Escondida Copper Mine in Chile.
He authored the 2009 and 2016 Tailings Management Handbook, as part of the Commonwealth Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry. He is on the Working Party for the Australian National Committee for Large Dams Guidelines on Tailings Dams – Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Closure, published in 2012, with an Addendum in 2019 and currently being updated. He initiated in 2020 and largely delivers the AusIMM Tailings Management Professional Certificate Course that has been taken by almost 1,500 Tailings Practitioners worldwide.
Peter Chapman
Frequently asked questions
What are the technical requirements to participate in the course? i.e. do I need a webcam, microphone, etc?
The course will be run entirely online via a cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS) which can be accessed via computer, tablet or phone. Participants will simply need to have a working Internet connection and a computer, tablet or phone with sound to access the course. The live webinars will be hosted on Zoom and participants may choose to download this application to their computers or devices; however, this is an optional download and attendance via an internet browser is also enabled. Participants will not be required to have access to a webcam or microphone.
How long will the course take?
The full course is estimated to take about 3 hours of learning. Participants will have access to the course platform for three weeks.
Will the course be delivered in other languages?
At the moment, the course will only be delivered in English.
Does someone have to have a prequalification of years’ experience before they can do the course?
No pre-qualification needed but the course is aimed at mining professionals who have a certain level of working experience and knowledge.
How many PD hours do I receive for undertaking the course?
Participants can earn professional development (PD) hours for undertaking the course. One contact hour of technical content is equivalent to one PD hour.