Geotube® dewatering and containment technology was selected to beneficially reuse the wasted tailings to build a series of dams to prevent potential long term problems at this site.
Many states are faced with the problem of dealing with tailings and residues from mining, road building, and other sources that pose a threat to groundwater.
Lunda Construction was subcontracted by Michels Corporation to drill 35 foot diameter down-shafts to facilitate the installation of a pipeline between the Manitowoc River and the Fox River in De Pere.
Faced with full water-storage basins, Europe’s largest nickel mine at Talvivaara, Finland, was challenged once more in 2012 when a tailings pond containing gypsum sediment began leaking.
