Hydraulic Mining

We deliver integrated, end-to-end hydraulic mining solutions across the full project lifecycle from early-stage evaluation through to operational stability and optimisation. Our approach combines deep technical expertise with multidisciplinary engineering to ensure safe, efficient, and regulator-compliant outcomes aligned with ESG and dam safety requirements.

“I’ve spent my career turning tailings from a board-level risk into practical and manageable operations. I now apply that experience to reducing environmental liabilities through the design of fit-for-purpose, multidisciplinary tailings reclamation solutions.”

Nico Klopper, Principal Tailings Specialist

Key Capabilities

  • Tailings beneficiation and reprocessing projects
  • Recovery of valuable minerals from legacy and inactive TSFs
  • Integration with downstream processing plants
  • Relocation and rehabilitation of legacy tailings facilities
  • Hydraulic mining and transfer to engineered storage facilities
  • Closure-driven risk reduction and environmental improvement
  • Underground backfill operations
  • Hydraulic transport of tailings for paste and slurry backfill systems
  • Integration with underground mining cycles and geotechnical requirements
  • Open pit tailings transfer and rehandling
  • Relocation of tailings into mined-out pits
  • Mine closure strategies incorporating in-pit disposal
  • Greenfield and brownfield tailings management systems
  • New TSF development and expansions
  • Conversion between conventional, thickened, and dry stack systems
  • Water-constrained or high-rainfall operations
  • Optimised hydraulic systems balancing water recovery and supply constraints

Hydraulic Mining Capability Statement

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