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title: Optimally manage your mine tailings
date: 2019-10-11T16:30:00-04:00
author: jessica napert
canonical_url: "https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-us/publications/optimally-manage-your-mine-tailings"
section: Publications
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    1. ![Luciano Piciacchia](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/3206/Luciano-Piciacchia.webp)   
    
     Luciano Piciacchia, P.Eng., Ph.D.
    
    Senior Consulting Expert, Earth and Infrastructure
    
         [  ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucianopiciacchia/)
 
 

       

  

  

 

 1. > With proper planning, design and operation, tailings facilities can be made to operate safely and without incidents.
    
     Luciano Piciacchia, P.Eng., Ph.D., Director - Earth and Infrastructure, BBA
 
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     Structural engineering early phase: unlocking value through early decisions 
    
     
    
     
    
    
    - ![Nicolas Samson](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/197852/Nicolas-Samson.webp)   
        
         Nicolas Samson, P.Eng.
        
        Senior Engineer, Structural
     
       
    
     
    
      ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-us/insights/structural-engineering-early-phase-unlocking-value-through-early-decisions "Structural engineering early phase: unlocking value through early decisions")
- [  12 Aug 2026 
    
     Four mistakes that can harm the future performance of industrial assets 
    
     
    
     
    
    
    - ![Caroline provost](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/208557/Caroline-provost.webp)   
        
         Caroline Provost P.Eng.
        
        Director, Operational Strategy Implementation
     
       
    
     
    
      ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-us/insights/four-mistakes-that-can-harm-the-future-performance-of-industrial-assets "Four mistakes that can harm the future performance of industrial assets")
- [  27 Jul 2026 Mining and Metals  
    
     
    
     Early tailings decisions shape long-term mine performance 
    
     
    
     
    
    
    - ![Geraldine Cosset](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/206707/Geraldine-Cosset.webp)
    - ![Jared Purdy](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/212424/Jared-Purdy.webp)
     
       
    
     
    
      ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-us/insights/early-tailings-decisions-shape-long-term-mine-performance "Early tailings decisions shape long-term mine performance")
- [  02 Jul 2026 Mining and Metals  
    
     
    
     Python: A key tool for data analysis in mineral processing 
    
     
    
     
    
    
    - ![Charles Blais](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/211197/Charles-Blais.webp)
    - ![Juan Pablo Vergara](https://www.assets.bbaconsultants.com/bba-production-assets/production/images/avatars/_size_avatar/211266/Juan-Pablo-Vergara.webp)
     
       
    
     
    
      ](https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-us/insights/python-a-key-tool-for-data-analysis-in-mineral-processing "Python: A key tool for data analysis in mineral processing")
 
 

       

 

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