BackgroundA mining operation transitioned its tailings management from exfiltration ponds to dry stack tailings storage facilities at two mine sites, which collectively hold 15% of the world’s known tungsten reserves. Okane was initially engaged to conduct a study assessing both current and proposed tailings containment areas. The objective of the study was to reduce net percolation and oxygen ingress, which … Read More

Background The Tundra Mine is a former underground gold mine located 240 km Northeast of Yellowknife where permafrost is expected to return to disturbed areas hampering the functionality of some instrumentation types. Its conventionally placed tailings containment area and mine rock stockpiles required remediation. ApproachOkane focused on the specific site challenges to identify the optimum analyses and activities prior to … Read More