SHORT COURSES
The Tailings Center has developed six short courses that provide registrants with an understanding of the Fundamentals of Tailings Management.
All courses will be offered online. Courses may be taken individually, or all six courses can be taken in sequence earning a Tailings Center certificate of completion. The target audience for these courses are those who seek additional basic knowledge on tailings management.
The short course offerings advertised for Spring/Summer 2024 are being rescheduled to Fall 2024.
The Tailings Center is restructuring its Fundamentals of Tailings Management Short Course series to meet the evolving needs of the industry.
COURSE LIST
Course 1: Fundamentals of Tailings Engineering
Tailings generation, characterization continuum, operations and geotechnics,
innovation and minimization.
Course 2: Planning, Siting and Design Concepts
Factors impacting TSF planning and siting, facility types and components, Construction and operations, planning and siting, site investigations and sampling.
Course 3: Geotechnical Design, Instrumentation & Monitoring
Design, stresses and pore water pressure monitoring, loading conditions, stability analyses, performance monitoring and inspections.
Course 4: Water Management
Hydrologic considerations, management, water balances, geochemical consideration, water quality and leaching, seepage, performance and regulatory processes.
Course 5: Operation and Governance
Tailings Stewardship, management systems, operation, maintenance, and surveillance, monitoring systems and data analysis, risk management and emergency action plans, international standards.
Course 6: Closure and Reclamation
Decommissioning closure planning, monitoring, cost estimates, environmental liability, and financial assurance.