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Tailings Storage Facility Management and Dam Safety

Tailings dams fail slowly and then all at once, usually with warning signs that somebody recorded and nobody acted on. Deposition planning, water balance and freeboard control, instrumentation data, closure obligations, and the reporting lines that connect a dam wall to the board.

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What you will be able to do

  • Describe tailings deposition methods and the failure mechanisms associated with each.
  • Manage water balance, freeboard, decant and return water systems through wet seasons.
  • Read piezometer, settlement and seepage data and identify adverse trends early.
  • Set inspection routines and trigger action response plans for a residue facility.
  • Address community, dust and groundwater impacts around residue deposits.
  • Structure accountability, assurance reviews and board level reporting for tailings risk.

Course outline

  1. 01Tailings facility types and failure history
  2. 02Deposition planning and rate of rise
  3. 03Water balance, freeboard and decant control
  4. 04Instrumentation, monitoring and data interpretation
  5. 05Inspection regimes and trigger action response
  6. 06Community, dust and groundwater impacts
  7. 07Closure, rehabilitation and financial provision
  8. 08Governance, assurance and escalation

Who should attend

Residue and tailings managers, metallurgical and process plant managers, environmental managers, civil and geotechnical engineers, and mine risk officers responsible for residue deposits.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
5 to 9 Oct 2026
Venue
Pretoria
5 day programme
FromR18,000
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