A review of EN 16907 on earthworks (extractive waste) in the context of South African mine residues

dc.contributor.authorHortkorn, F.
dc.contributor.authorNarainsamy, Yashay
dc.contributor.emailyashay.narainsamy@tuks.co.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-28T10:43:51Z
dc.date.available2023-08-28T10:43:51Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.descriptionThis paper was first presented at the Online Global Tailings Standards and Opportunities for the Mine of the Future Conference, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26 November 2021.en_US
dc.description.abstractRather quietly, a new generation of European norms dealing with earthworks has been developed over the past few years, in particular a part of EN 16907 pertaining to extractive waste. Whereas the majority of the parts deal with routine geotechnical aspects, one part deals specifically with tailings dams. The standard is currently in draft form but if this becomes a European Standard, members of the European Union are bound to comply with the regulations. As such, the standard has the capacity to influence mining in Europe and potentially in South Africa. In this paper we review the standard and compare it to the South African standard on mine residues and the recently published Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM). We conclude found that although the European norm makes great strides towards increasing tailings dam safety, there is room for improvement. The current South African standard has served well since its inception, but can be improved by using concepts from the European and global tailings standards.en_US
dc.description.departmentMining Engineeringen_US
dc.description.librarianam2023en_US
dc.description.urihttps://journals.co.za/journal/saimmen_US
dc.identifier.citationHörtkorn F. and Narainsamy, Y. 2022 A review of EN 16907 on earthworks (extractive waste) in the context of South African mine residues. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 122, no. 6, pp. 291-298. http://dx.DOI.org/10.17159/2411-9717/1881/2022.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2225-6253 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2411-9717 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.17159/2411-9717/1881/2022
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/92072
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouthern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgyen_US
dc.rights© Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.en_US
dc.subjectTailingsen_US
dc.subjectTailings managementen_US
dc.subjectGlobal tailings standard on tailings management (GISTM)en_US
dc.subjectSouth African National Standard on Mine Residue (SANS 10286)en_US
dc.subjectEuropean Standard EN 16907 - Earthworksen_US
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-06
dc.subject.otherSDG-06: Clean water and sanitation
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-09
dc.subject.otherSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-12
dc.subject.otherSDG-12: Responsible consumption and production
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-15
dc.subject.otherSDG-15: Life on land
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-17
dc.subject.otherSDG-17: Partnerships for the goals
dc.titleA review of EN 16907 on earthworks (extractive waste) in the context of South African mine residuesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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