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BHP, Rio Tinto form tailings management consortium to improve dewatering practices

PUBT·05/08/2026 07:31:14
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BHP, Rio Tinto form tailings management consortium to improve dewatering practices
  • BHP formed Tailings Management Consortium with Rio Tinto to develop solutions to improve tailings dewatering and management.
  • Initiative targets lower safety risk, smaller environmental footprint tied to tailings storage facilities.
  • Consortium published guidance for project study managers assessing filtered tailings systems, outlining methodology and practical lessons to shape future studies.
  • Separate white paper set out geotechnical framework for large-tonnage filtered tailings stacks, flagging knowledge gaps and proposing compaction approaches to reach required densities.


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