Services in Panama
Tailings Management
On a daily basis, Golder Associates works on mines around the world to design, build, operate or close mine waste management facilities, including:- Site selection
- Background studies (environmental, social & community, archaeology and traditional knowledge, seismic risk, climate, hydrology, hydrogeology)
- Environmental and social impact assessments
- Mine waste deposition planning and design; tailings, thickened tailings (see subsidiary Pastetec), waste rock and co-disposal - pasterock)
- Tailings dam design
- Water balances and water management plans
- Geochemical and water quality assessments
- Active and passive water treatment design
- Tailings distribution system design
- Hydraulic structure design
- Construction management, quality control, quality assurance
- Closure planning
- Independent and peer review
- Support for permits
- Annual inspections and compliance reviews
- Operation, maintenance and surveillance manuals