Knowledge Center / Methodology
Golder PasteTec’s project management methodology focuses on following a pre-defined set of work stages which can be adjusted according to the needs of our clients.
Our phased approach to identifying, understanding and providing engineering solutions allows us to accurately forecast budgets, react to changing market conditions which may affect our client’s capital investment strategies and strategically plan each stage of the project.
Typically, Golder PasteTec’s projects will include the following stages:
1. Conceptual / Prefeasibility design – generally supported by testing
2. Testing and Material Characterization
- Index testing, rheology, strength testing, sedimentation testing, settling characteristics of the tailings
- Flow loop testing projects, field trials and monitoring of placed paste
3. Feasibility and Basic Level Engineering
4. Detailed Engineering / DBO /Turnkey
5. Construction and Commissioning
6. Monitoring and Optimization
- size distribution
- mineralogy
- Surface Disposal
- pressure gradient
- underground fill
- strength and cement cost
- legislation
- tailings area
a) Material Characterization Testing
b) Optimization
c) Waste Water Management
d) Surface Disposal Restraints
