Containment Quality Associates Ltd senior personnel have been involved in a number of open pit and underground mining operations in the UK, North and South America and Russia and have expertise in tailing handling, pit slope stability leach pad and spoil pile design.

Tailings Management:

• Morrua Mine, Mozambique (tantalum)
• Van Stone Mine, USA (lead-zinc)
• Cononish Mine, Scotland (gold)
• Canstar, Canada (Oil Sands)
• Bauxilum Project, Venezuela (alumina)
• Karabash Tailings Retreatment Project, Russia (gold)
• McIntyre Mines, Canada (flyash)
• Telkwa Project, Canada: (wash plant residues)
• Zitkovac Tailings Restoration, Kosovo (lead-zinc)

Pit Slope Design:

• Homestake Mine, USA (gold)
• Annie Creek Mine, USA (gold)
• Foley Ridge Mine, USA (gold)
• Bald Mountain Mine, USA (gold and silver)
• Orgreave OCCS, Sheffield, UK (coal)
• Llanilid OCCS, S. Wales (coal)
• East Pit OCCS, S. Wales (coal)
• Kiveton OCCS, UK (coal)
• Avenue OCCS, UK (coal)
• Willowbunch Mine, Canada (coal)
• Mina Paso Diablo, Venezuela (coal)
• Telkwa Project, Canada (coal)
• Morrua Mine, Mozambique (tantalum)

Waste Dump and Spoil Pile Design:

• Annie Creek Mine, USA (gold)
• Telkwa Project, Canada (coal)
• Willowbunch Mine, Canada (coal)
• Morrua Mine, Mozambique (tantalum)

Heap Leach Design:

• Coeur Rochester Mine, USA (silver)
• Basin Creek Mine, USA (gold)
• Yellow Aster Mine, USA (gold)
• Annie Creek Mine, USA (gold)
• Foley Ridge Mine, USA (gold)