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Tailsafe results published as a Special Issue of Land Contamination & Reclamation 2007-06

This special edition of Land Contamination & Reclamation has been edited by Tamás Meggyes and Karl Ernst Roehl. The papers represent a major part of the studies and research performed in the work packages of this project and give a good overview of what the project team thinks is relevant when addressing safety and environmental issues related to tailings facilities.

 

 
The 'Tailsafe Resource' is online 2005-11
As one of the major achievements of the TAILSAFE project, the Tailsafe Resource, a web-based risk reduktion framework, is now online. It is a tool to help identify critical parameters and parameter values in the design, construction, operation and closure of a tailings facility. It incorporates diagnostic routines which lead the user to typical prevention, solution, or mitigation measures and strategies to reduce the risk of tailings facility failure. The Resource is hosted at http://www.tailsafe.net/.  
   
Click on the picture to access the Tailsafe Resource in a new window (external link!):  
 
 
   
The final TAILSAFE project meeting took place in Karlsruhe, Germany 2005-10-05/06
The final regular project meeting took place on October 5-6, 2005, in Karlsruhe, Germany. It was hosted by Karlsruhe University's Department of Applied Geology (AGK). The meeting was attended by 30 participants from all project partner institutions and 3 members of the TAILSAFE Expert Advisory Panel (TS-EAP). Dr. Cliff Banninger, coordinator of the EU partner project e-EcoRisk, also participated in the meeting.  
   
Pictures of the meeting (click to enlarge)  
Meeting room I. Meeting room II. The group on the way to lunch break .
 
   
TAILSAFE and e-EcoRisk 2005-06-01

A meeting between the coordinators of the two projects TAILSAFE and e-EcoRisk ("A Regional Enterprise Network Decision-Support System for Environmental Risk and Disaster Managementof Large-Scale Industrial Spills", see e-EcoRisk website) was conducted in Karlsruhe, Germany, to identify and assess their complementarity and foster further cooperation.

 
 
   
TAILSAFE team visited Transgold tailings facilities in Baia Mare, Romania 2005-05-27/28
A field visit to the Baia Mare Tailings Retreatment Project of Transgold S.A. in Baia Mare was conducted in May 2005, visiting the company's processing plants and tailings ponds. The field visit was followed by an ad-hoc project team meeting in Baia Mare.  
   
Pictures of the field visit (click to enlarge)  
 
Transgold tailings pond near Baia Mare. The group on the tailings dam.  
 
   
TAILSAFE team field trip to Cornwall, England 2005-04-20/21
A field trip to various sites in Cornwall related to mining, tailings and quarry afteruse was conducted in April 2005. The group is grateful to IMERYS Minerals Ltd. for guiding us around their site presenting their Kaolin mining and processing and tailings disposal facilities, and for hosting a hald-day ad-hoc project team meeting in their premises in St. Austell. Other places visited included the Eden Project near St. Austell and the Penlee Quarry Project near Newlyn.  
   
Pictures of the field trip (click to enlarge)  
The TAILSAFE team in Cornwall. The Eden Project. Penlee Quarry.
 
   
The 5th TAILSAFE project meeting took place in Seville, Spain 2005-01-25/28
The 5th regular project meeting took place on January 25-28, 2005, in Seville, Spain. It was hosted by the EU's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS). The meeting was followed by field trips to the Aznalcollar Green Corridor Rehabilitation Project and the tailings facilities of the recently opened Aguablance Nickel Mine.  
   
Pictures of the meeting (click to enlarge)  
Don Litten, head of the IPTS' European IPPC Bureau, welcomes the consortium. Field trip to the Aznalcollar Green Corridor Rehabilitation Project. Visiting the Aguablanca Mine's tailings facilities.
 
   
The TAILSAFE project at GREEN 4 2004-06
Three papers directly related to the TAILSAFE project have been presented at the 4th International Symposium on Geotechnics Related to the Environment - GREEN 4, June 28 - July 1, 2004, in Wolverhampton, UK:
J. Engels, D. Dixon-Hardy: Tailings impoundments - a growing environmental concern.
R. Frilander, K. Kreft-Burman, J. Saarela: Some legal aspects of tailings dams safety - existing authorisation, management, monitoring and inspection practices.
T. Meggyes, Á. Debreczeni: Novel solutions in tailings management.
 
 
   
The 4th TAILSAFE project meeting took place in Berlin, Germany 2004-05-25/28
The TAILSAFE Mid-term Meeting took place on May 25-28 at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) in Berlin. The consortium was honoured by the presence of Mr. Ken Lyell, Anglo-American, Dr. Tobias Fuchs, European Commission, Dr. Cliff Banninger, e-EcoRisk coordinator and Dr. Karl Kast, ICOLD. The meeting was followed by a field trip to tailings facilities of Wismut GmbH in Eastern Germany and a visit to the City of Weimar.  
   
Pictures of the meeting (click to enlarge)  
Prof. Henneke, BAM's president welcomes the consortium. Working group session. Visiting Wismut tailings facilities.
 
   
The 3rd TAILSAFE project meeting took place in Athens, Greece 2003-12-10/12
The meeting took place on December 10-12 at the Dept. of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), and included a field trip to the ancient mining site of Lavrion.  
   
Pictures of the meeting (click to enlarge)  
In the meeting room at NTUA, Athens. In the meeting room at NTUA, Athens. Greek winter, on the Lavrion tailings.
 
 
TAILSAFE team visited tailings facilities near Stei, Romania 2003-11-27/28
A team from TAILSAFE involved in Workpackages 5 and 6 (s. "Overview" and "Project Tasks" at the websites navigation bar on the right), namely representatives from BAM, Karlsruhe University and ICPMRR, visited the tailings facilities and ore processing plants of BAITA S.A.. near Stei, Romania. Objective of the visit was to evaluate if the site is suitable as a case study site for the project and to foster cooperation with the site owning company.  
 
 
The 2nd TAILSAFE project meeting took place in Helsinki, Finland 2003-07-09/11
The meeting was organised by SYKE - Finnish Environment Institute, Dept. for Expert Services. The project group was honoured to welcome Dr. Arthur Penman, member of the TAILSAFE Expert Advisory Panel (TS-EAP), to this meeting.  
   
Pictures of the meeting (click to enlarge)  
Group picture in front of Villa Tallbo in Rauma. In the meeting room at SYKE, Helsinki. On the boat, near Kokemäki.
Site visit, Outokumpu Harjavalta Metals Oy, Harjavalta. Site visit, Outokumpu Harjavalta Metals Oy, Harjavalta. Site visit, Outokumpu Harjavalta Metals Oy, Harjavalta.
 
 
The TAILSAFE International Forum is online! 2003-07
The TAILSAFE International Forum (TS-IF) is intended to facilitate access from industry and other interested parties to data releases and progress reports arising from the TAILSAFE Project. It is administered by MIRO and can be accessed at http://www.miro.co.uk/tailsafe-if/index.html.  
 
 
The TAILSAFE project at ConSoil 2003 2003-05-12/16
The TAILSAFE project has been presented at the 8th International FZK/TNO Conference on Contaminated Soil in Gent/Belgium.  
 
 
The TAILSAFE kick-off meeting took place in Leeds, England 2003-01-22/24
The meeting was organised by the University of Leeds, Department of Mining and Mineral Engineering (within the School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering - SPEME) and School of Civil Engineering. Prof. Dr. Geoffrey Walton joined the project group during most of the presentations and discussions.  
   
Pictures of the meeting (click to enlarge)  
Meeting room I. Meeting room II.
Meeting room III. Visiting Glebe Mines,
Derbyshire I.
Visiting Glebe Mines,
Derbyshire II.
 
 
 

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