Services for Mines: Tailings Management and Mine Closure
Services for Mines: Tailings Management and Mine Closure
Wade Ludlow explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the Global Tailings Standard, introduced in 2020, and how Geosyntec Consultants can assist mining companies in adhering to these stricter regulations.
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Published On: September 4th, 2026

Geosyntec to Present at ACG Mine Closure 2026

Practitioners from Geosyntec Australia will present at the Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG) Mine Closure 2026 Conference on September 15 through 17 in Melbourne, Australia.

Presenters include Dan Hodges, Ye Ma, Sudheer Prabhu, and Kobi Song. Darren Webb will also attend.

Mine Closure is an international conference that brings together mining professionals to share high-quality research and practical insights on responsible mine closure, environmental stewardship, and post-mining land use. The event is hosted by the ACG.

Based at the University of Western Australia in Perth, ACG is a nonprofit mining research center that promotes safety as a guiding ethic through research, education, and training in geomechanics disciplines.

More Information on Mine Closure

Learn more about Mine Closure 2026.
Learn more about ACG.
For more information on mine closure, contact Dan at Daniel.Hodges@Geosyntec.com.
To learn more about our contributors, click on their names below.

Geosyntec Australia Presentations

Three-Dimensional Dam Breach Assessment of a Closed Tailings Storage Facility Using the Material Point Method
Geosyntec Speaker: Sudheer Prabhu, PhD
Geosyntec Coauthor: Nicolas Pereira
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 15, at 12:40 p.m. AET

Parametric Landform Evolution Modelling Assessment of Conceptual Batter Designs for Mine Closure Trials
Geosyntec Speaker: Ye Ma, PhD
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 16, at 12:35 p.m. AET

Applying the Material Point Method to Dam Break Assessment of a Closed Tailings Storage Facility
Geosyntec Speaker: Kobi Song
Geosyntec Coauthors: MJ Seyedan and Marcelo Llano, PhD, RPEQ
Date/Time: Thursday, September 17, at 1:15 p.m. AET

Using Airborne Electromagnetics to Assess Groundwater Connectivity and Ecological Risk in a Dewatered Mine Setting
Geosyntec Speaker: Dan Hodges, CEnvP
Geosyntec Coauthor: Joanna Smallacombe
Date/Time: Thursday, September 17, at 1:45 p.m. AET

Establishing Trial Batter Studies to Calibrate Landform Evolution Models for Post-Mining Landform Relinquishment
Geosyntec Speaker: Ye Ma, PhD
Geosyntec Coauthors: Oliver Dudley, Wendy Carlisle, and Wade Ludlow, CPEng, RPEQ
Date/Time: Thursday, September 17, at 2:15 p.m. AET

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