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This is generally an engineering podcast that often pertains to the world of mining, and especially mining waste management, or whatever else captures my imagination. The episodes, thankfully, will be fairly brief.
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- Apr 28, 202652 min
Episode 203: a conversation with Ian Hammond
Ian is the founder and CEO of Geotheta Consulting Engineers in South Africa. Ian and I discuss many things, including his successes as a tailings engineer in Africa.
- Apr 1, 202635 min
Episode 202: a conversation with Johan Boshoff
Johan has been involved in geotechnical engineering aspects of projects for the past 30 years. His expertise includes detailed design, monitoring and project management of tailings storage facilities, mine residue stockpiles and waste disposal facilities. He has also fulfilled the role of Engineer of Record for major mining clients on key assets.In his current role as the VP of Global Tailings Management at Gold Fields, he supports the implementation of leading industry practices for effective and sustainable design, construction, operation, and closure of TSFs across all Gold Fields operations. He also supports and advises on ICMM and other standards and guidelines implementation.
- Mar 14, 202634 min
Episode 201: a conversation with Kelly Cabal
According to Kelly, is the Director of Business Development at ConeTec, an advocate for women in engineering and a Cone Head/CPT Enthusiast. With over 20 years' experience in the geotechnical and environmental engineering industry, she discovered a passion for communicating, teaching, and sharing technology. As a co-author of a concise and practical Guide to Cone Penetration Testing, Guide to In Situ Testing and other technical papers, she endeavors to share her knowledge and expertise.
- Mar 5, 202643 min
Episode 200: a conversation with Michael James
Michael is a Geotechnical Engineer/Consultant and Engineer of Record at Agnico Eagle in Montreal. He practices geotechnical engineering for the life-cycle of mining (planning, design, operations, closure and posterity).Specializing in liquefaction and the seismic performance of dams and tailings impoundments, numerical analysis, soft, sensitive and strain-softening clays, tailings dam breach studies, peer review and engineer of record services.
- Feb 18, 20261h 8m
Episode 199: a conversation with Peter Jenner
Peter works at Hindustan Zinc (Vedanta) as Head of Tailings. He was previously Head of Tailings for Glencore Zinc, Group Tailings Principal at PanAust Minerals, and Head of Tailings Water and Waste at ArcelorMittal Mining. Peter is experienced in Corporate Governance for TSFs including auditing and preparation of Tailings Standards and other governance documents. He also has practical experience in Tailings design and management and has significant experience for both operators and consultants. Peter and I discuss his amazing journey throughout his career.
- Jan 29, 202634 min
Episode 198: A conversation with Andy Small
Andy is a dam safety specialist providing services to the mining and hydropower industries around the world. He is based in Fredericton, New Brunswick.For the mining sector, Andy has led dam designs and dam safety reviews for a number of mining clients. In addition, he provides services related to tailings planning, water management, and mine closure. He has over 35 years of experience and is supported by a team of professionals in North America. He is an experienced project manager, lead designer, and engineer of record. He also facilitates and leads decision analyses and risk assessments for a variety of clients and projects. Andy and I discuss one of his pet projects: Tailings 2030.
- Jan 15, 202637 min
Episode 197: a conversation with Theo Gerritsen
Theo is a Principal Tailings engineer at BGC Engineering Inc. in Brisbane, Australia. He is a registered professional engineer with a focus on Mine Waste and Tailings. He has experience with projects in South America, North America, Asia Pacific, SE-Asia, Southern Africa, Central Asia and Europe.
- Oct 30, 202527 min
Episode 196: A Conversation with Will Conrad from Canary Systems
Will is a Monitoring Technology Solution Architect at Canary Systems, Inc. He and I discuss the many benefits of hosting monitoring data on the Canary Systems platform.
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