{"title":"Design criteria for upstream raised tailings storage facilities","authors":"J. Wates","doi":"10.17159/2309-8775/2023/v65n2a2","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"For more than 100 years upstreaming has been the dominant raising method for tailings storage facilities in Southern Africa. However, there is a growing view worldwide that upstreaming is inherently less safe than centreline or downstream raising of tailings storage facilities. Considering that more than 90% of the 250 plus operational tailings storing facilities in Southern Africa are upstream raised and cannot economically be converted to, or replaced by, downstream raised facilities, the arguments for and against upstreaming were examined in this study. It was found that no compelling reason exists to ban upstreaming in Southern Africa, provided that failure mechanisms are thoroughly considered to prevent serious design omissions. The ALARP (as low as reasonably practicable) approach is introduced as a practical method to deal with the risk of failure, and its hierarchical application is illustrated.","PeriodicalId":54762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.17159/2309-8775/2023/v65n2a2","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, CIVIL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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For more than 100 years upstreaming has been the dominant raising method for tailings storage facilities in Southern Africa. However, there is a growing view worldwide that upstreaming is inherently less safe than centreline or downstream raising of tailings storage facilities. Considering that more than 90% of the 250 plus operational tailings storing facilities in Southern Africa are upstream raised and cannot economically be converted to, or replaced by, downstream raised facilities, the arguments for and against upstreaming were examined in this study. It was found that no compelling reason exists to ban upstreaming in Southern Africa, provided that failure mechanisms are thoroughly considered to prevent serious design omissions. The ALARP (as low as reasonably practicable) approach is introduced as a practical method to deal with the risk of failure, and its hierarchical application is illustrated.
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The Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering publishes peer reviewed papers on all aspects of Civil Engineering relevant to Africa. It is an open access, ISI accredited journal, providing authoritative information not only on current developments, but also – through its back issues – giving access to data on established practices and the construction of existing infrastructure. It is published quarterly and is controlled by a Journal Editorial Panel.
The forerunner of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering was established in 1903 as a learned society aiming to develop technology and to share knowledge for the development of the day. The minutes of the proceedings of the then Cape Society of Civil Engineers mainly contained technical papers presented at the Society''s meetings. Since then, and throughout its long history, during which time it has undergone several name changes, the organisation has continued to publish technical papers in its monthly publication (magazine), until 1993 when it created a separate journal for the publication of technical papers.
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