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Developing Recovery Plans for Catastrophic Tailings Dam Failure Events Priscu, Caius; Priscu, Doina; Shandro, Janis
Abstract
A Recovery Plan is a practical and necessary document that tailings storage facility (TSF) owners need to develop, implement, train on, and test via desktop exercises. Such a plan becomes applicable following a tailings dam catastrophic failure. Lessons learned from the recovery efforts after several historic TSF failures that took place over the last 10 years have highlighted the needs and the obligations of TSF owners to act quickly and swiftly, should such a catastrophic event take place. Having a plan in place on “who’s supposed to do what” in a crisis context is critical to improve response time, be effective in actions, mitigate human and environmental impacts, and in some cases can potentially save lives. This paper outlines core elements and associated details of a Recovery Plan for TSF owners to develop in case of catastrophic TSF failure, and highlights necessary activities and communication protocols to be included. Even though such events are extremely rare, the Recovery Plan framework as presented herein is based on an industry-wide recognition that successful recovery begins before a disaster ever occurs. Preplanning, training, and testing can help to produce more effective, sustainable, and resilient recovery capabilities that can assist communities associated with mining operations. Through the development of a recovery plan, partnerships with communities, first responders, government organizations, private entities, and specialized recovery contractors are established well before an event takes place. This paper presents a novel approach for the mining industry, drawing on the experience gained in the industrial water management and water resources industries. Several case studies are discussed and specialized guidance on international, country, and state-level emergency planning and recovery are referenced. An approach to adapt and apply these lessons to the mining industry is presented here.
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Developing Recovery Plans for Catastrophic Tailings Dam Failure Events
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A Recovery Plan is a practical and necessary document that tailings storage facility (TSF) owners need to develop, implement, train on, and test via desktop exercises. Such a plan becomes applicable following a tailings dam catastrophic failure. Lessons learned from the recovery efforts after several historic TSF failures that took place over the last 10 years have highlighted the needs and the obligations of TSF owners to act quickly and swiftly, should such a catastrophic event take place. Having a plan in place on “who’s supposed to do what” in a crisis context is critical to improve response time, be effective in actions, mitigate human and environmental impacts, and in some cases can potentially save lives. This paper outlines core elements and associated details of a Recovery Plan for TSF owners to develop in case of catastrophic TSF failure, and highlights necessary activities and communication protocols to be included. Even though such events are extremely rare, the Recovery Plan framework as presented herein is based on an industry-wide recognition that successful recovery begins before a disaster ever occurs. Preplanning, training, and testing can help to produce more effective, sustainable, and resilient recovery capabilities that can assist communities associated with mining operations. Through the development of a recovery plan, partnerships with communities, first responders, government organizations, private entities, and specialized recovery contractors are established well before an event takes place. This paper presents a novel approach for the mining industry, drawing on the experience gained in the industrial water management and water resources industries. Several case studies are discussed and specialized guidance on international, country, and state-level emergency planning and recovery are referenced. An approach to adapt and apply these lessons to the mining industry is presented here.
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2023-12-08
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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10.14288/1.0438099
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