The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) was launched five years ago to improve the safety of mines’ tailings facilities. As a result, the mining sector has been working on integrating more disciplines towards this goal.
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This is leading to a range of professional disciplines being involved in GISTM alignment efforts when mines plan, construct, manage and close their tailings storage facilities (TSFs), according to Franciska Lake, partner and principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting (South Africa).
“The GISTM specifically requires a multidisciplinary knowledge base that integrates social, environmental,…
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