Stack odds for success
HEIGHTENED risks associated with wet tailings dams, as well as cuts to water allocations in mining projects, impelled FLSmidth to seek a solution to dry tailings systems that would be cost efficient for larger mines. The solution IT developed, with a functioning system currently operating in an iron ore project in WA, is economical for mines with a throughput of more than 30,000t of dry stack tailings a day, and can also be applied to mines with lower production levels. Dry tailing systems cut costs and risk. The elimination of wet tailings dams and the re-use of process water on the site minimises environmental risks to the community, cuts complexity and helps mining companies attain a social licence to operate....