Geotextile tubes filled with mine tailings as a construction element

Large quantities of mine tailings are stored in mine tailings storage facilities. These facilities are only costing money for mining companies. In addition, these tailings storage facilities are prone to failure. To prevent this from happening these facilities have to be reinforced. This research introduces a concept to use geotextile tubes...

Evaluating the effects of planning decisions in repetitive construction projects using a discrete-event model

Repetitive construction projects allow for planning to be done systematically, but performance is hard to predict due to inherent uncertainties. The goal of this research is to evaluate planning choices in repetitive construction projects. In order to evaluate the planning of these projects to quantify the risk of overruns, an adaptable...

A method to assess the likelihood and magnitude of initial capital expenditure overruns of future gold mining projects using retrospective data analysis

In the mining industry the initial capital expenditure budgeted in the feasibility study is being overrun structurally. These capital expenditure overruns have long been recognised, yet no method is available predicting the probability a mining project will experience an overrun.<br/><br/>This thesis introduces a method to assess the likelihood...