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Rethink, Reduce, Repurpose Your Tailings with Weir’s Transformational Flowsheets
Presented by Erik Vlot & Job Kruyswijk
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Weir presents its transformational flowsheets for tailings management, designed to help miners rethink, reduce, and repurpose tailings. Recognising the diverse requirements of the mining industry, Weir collaborates with miners to evaluate each solution’s advantages and disadvantages. These customisable flowsheets serve as a foundation for comprehensive tailings management options, ensuring optimal solutions tailored to specific needs. The objective is to produce tailings streams for various purposes or create a consistent product for reliable deposition at the Tailings Storage Facility, regardless of process variations. With all-of-mine capabilities, Weir leverages upstream technologies to minimise downstream tailings issues and enhance dewatering effectiveness.
Weir boasts teams of product and process experts located in all major mining regions. These experts work closely with clients to provide solutions based on unique needs. The regional teams are supported by Weir Technical Centres, which conduct test work and lab analysis. Additionally, Weir offers full-scale demonstrations, from circuit design to on-site sampling and reporting.
With a collaborative mindset, Weir seeks and partners with industry leaders to expand the range of solutions offered, pushing the boundaries in flowsheet design to achieve desired outcomes in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
Erik completed his B.Sc. in mechanical engineering in 1992 and worked for various companies in design and engineering since then. In 1998, he started his international career, executing projects in Romania and Czech Republic. In 2022, he joined Weir as system engineer. Since then, Erik has been involved in the design and commissioning of Piston Diaphragm pumps for slurry transportation and tailings systems. He worked on various tailings projects in India, China and Europe. In 2010, he started as product manager systems, where he was responsible for a dedicated team to sell, design and commission solutions projects. He completed his MBA on a Life Cycle Management review of tailings systems in 2015 and became globally responsible for PD pumps and systems in 2016. In 2023, he assumed the position of Global Manager for Tailings & Backfill and became responsible for the global strategy and development of tailings systems. In that same year he started his PhD research on life cycle modelling for tailings systems as well. Erik has published various papers and articles since 2014, specifically focussed on pump technology, as well as on changing the market perception and acceptance on thickened and paste tailings disposal.
Job Kruyswijk graduated from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in Geology and a Master’s degree in Mining Engineering. He began his career at Newmont Corporation as an engineer, where he completed numerous feasibility and pre-feasibility studies. In 2015, Job joined Weir, focusing on tailings processing and slurry solutions. At the Weir Technical Centre, he has gained extensive experience in dewatering and slurry characterisation. Job is dedicated to developing sustainable pumping and dewatering solutions, with a particular interest in thickened and paste tailings. His work focuses on transformational solutions for tailings management, aiming to rethink, reduce, and repurpose tailings in innovative ways.
Meeting Details:
Location: Live Webcast
Starts: 12/3/2024 10:00 am MT
Ends: 12/3/2024 11:00 am MT
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Co-disposal of Waste Rock and Tailings
Presented by Ben Wickland, Devin Castendyk, Mark Rizzuto, and Sue Longo
Sponsored by Newmont and Freeport-McMoRan
$20 Member | $45 Non-member | $5 SME Student Member
This webinar presents a brief overview and a summary of key technical considerations for the emerging mine waste management technique of co-disposal of waste rock and tailings. The presentation covers geotechnical, geochemical, and mechanical-process aspects based on WSP’s experience, including a summary of state of practice, available information from literature, as well as key learnings from experienced consultants.
Dr. Ben Wickland is a civil engineer specializing in mine waste management. He holds degrees in civil engineering and biology, with a Ph.D. in mine waste co-disposal. Ben consults from Victoria, BC and leads WSP’s Mine Waste Practice Area Network. Ben authored the section on Co-disposal of Tailings in the SME Tailings Management Handbook.
Dr. Devin Castendyk is a Senior Technical Principal in Geochemistry at WSP in Lakewood, CO with 25+ years of experience investigating reactions between mine waste and water. He has designed and implemented monitoring programs for three field trials of co-disposed materials in North and South America. Devin leads WSP’s Geochemistry Practice Area Network.
Mark is a Senior Process Engineer based in WSP’s Lima, Peru office with 15+ years of experience designing pipeline, pump, and process facilities for the mining industry from concept through execution and start-up. His specialties include tailings transport and dewatering, process equipment design and selection (including pumps, cyclones, thickeners, filters), and pipeline design. Mark is particularly interested in non-conventional mine waste management technologies such as co-disposal, hydraulic dewatered stacking, and others.
Ms. Longo, Principal Engineer with WSP Canada, has 20+ years of experience in international and domestic mining projects, with a focus on process development and implementation of tailings dewatering projects. Sue specifically focuses on paste backfill and surface disposal work including conceptual designs, pilot plants, detailed engineering and EPC execution.Meeting Details:
Location: Live Webcast
Starts: 12/12/2024 10:00 am MT
Ends: 12/12/2024 11:00 am MT
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Phone: 720.738.4085
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