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Day one
7:30 - Registration, Networking and Coffee
8:50 - Opening remarks from the chairperson
Jason S. Ogola - Dean of the School of Environmental Sciences
9:00 - Key-Note: Gold Mine Waste Management in South Africa
Jason S. Ogola - Dean of the School of Environmental Sciences
- Gold mine waste in the Messina, Giyani and the Witwatersrand Basin
- Acid water generation from mine wastes and dispersion of heavy metals
- Water balance determination in mine residue deposits Geo-environmental modeling of mine wastes
10:00 - Key-Note: The Future of Tailings Disposal in South Africa
Mike Gowan - Principal
- Where has tailings disposal in SA come from?
- Where is it now?
- Why is tailings disposal as it is in SA?
- What does the rest of the world do for tailings disposal that is different?
- What are new trends in tailings disposal?
- What should SA be doing?
11:00 - Mid morning tea break
11:20 - Key-note: Mine Tailings Disposal: Past, Present, and Future Best Practice
Jack Caldwell - Civil Engineer
- A Brief History of Tailings Disposal in South Africa and Worldwide
- Current Practices, Procedures, and Innovations
- The Promises and Perils of Future Challenges
- What We Can Do To Best Benefit Mining and the Environment
12:00 - Topic: Technical issues on Mine Waste Storage Facilities
Mr Piet van Deventer - Lecturer at the School of Environmental Science and Development
- Mineralogy and geochemical issues
- Mine life cycle and long term planning
- Environmental sustainability vs geotechnical stability: New perspectives
- Responsibility of all stakeholders
12:45 - Networking lunch
13:45 - Topic: The use of Airborne Hyperspectral Imaging in Baseline Environmental Mine Auditing and in the detection of Acid Mine Drainage Sources
Alex Fortescue -
15:00 - Afternoon Tea
15:20 - Panel Session
16:00 - Closing remarks from the Chairperson:
Jason S. Ogola - Dean of the School of Environmental Sciences
Day two
8:50 - Opening remarks from the Chairperson
Jason S. Ogola - Dean of the School of Environmental Sciences
9:00 - Key-note: Integrated Lasting and Sustainable Solutions/Measures for Management of Environmental Pollutions from Mining Residue Deposits with Emphasis on Tailings
Bisrat Yibas - Pr. sci. nat. specialist geoscientist, environmental geochemistry & geology; Mapping & exploration geology
- Management of created negative impacts –e.g. AMD
- Prevention of impacts generation
- Monitoring implemented management/solutions
- Land rehabilitation and reuse and other sustainability issues such as human settlement
10:00 - Key-note: The challenges associated in selecting service providers for Construction, Management, Monitoring and Operations of Tailings facilities, while mitigating Risk, and satisfying Legal, Shareholder and Corporate Governance Requirements
Derrick McKenzie - General Manager
- Strategic Value
- Technical Complexity
- Operational Complexity
- Risk of Failure
- Long Construction Period
11:00 - Midmorning Tea
11:20 - Topic: The Use of Vacuum Cycloning for Extending the Life of a Tailings Storage Facility (TSF), as well as Other Benefits.
Gerrit J van Ryssen - Director
12:00 - Key-Note
12:45 - Networking Lunch
13:30 - Interactive Session
15:00 - Closing remarks from the Chairperson
Jason S. Ogola - Dean of the School of Environmental Sciences
