West Cut Tailings Dam

This paper presents a chronicle of the West Cut Tailings Dam project specific to the main embankment for which the author had a major involvement as a geotechnical consultant. The project comprised initia investigation and stability assessment of the existing tailings dam embankment followed by design for remediation to increase the stability of the existing embankment against slope failure; design for augmentation to allow for additional tailings storage; supervision of construction; and further consultation at the onset of leakage problems consequent to the reintroduction of tailings.