The Mining Dams Committee is the forum within CDA for the interests of owners, consultants, regulators and suppliers involved with the design, construction, operation and closure of mining dams. The term “mining dams” is used to represent the wide variety of dams that are found at mine sites, such as tailings dams, contaminated water dams, freshwater supply dams, seepage collection pond dams and sludge storage dams.
The committee focuses on promoting awareness of the technical and risk management practices for dams used in the mining industry. Specifically, it identifies technical issues that reflect the unique characteristics of mining dams, and lead in the production of technical guidance following the principles of and supporting the CDA Dam Safety Guidelines.
To read the committee's Terms of Reference, you can download it below.
| Scott Martens, Chair | CNRL | AB |
| Fiona Esford, Vice-Chair | Golder Associations | BC |
| Morgan Lypka, Recorder | Teck Resources | BC |
| Mohammad (Mamun) Al-Mamun | Tetra Tech | AB |
| Chris Anderson | Teck Resources | BC |
| Michael Cyr | Klohn Crippen Berger | NB |
| Ivette De Jesus | BGC | Dom. Rep. |
| Félix-Antoine Desrochers | SNC-Lavalin | QC |
| Imran Gillani | Rio Tinto | QC |
| Alistair James | Hatch | AB |
| Michel Julien, Board Liaison | Agnico-Eagle Mines | QC |
| Dean Korri | USSD Liaison | USA |
| Isabelle Lévesque | Rio Tinto | QC |
| Chad LePoudre | BHP | AB |
| Manuel Monroy | Hatch | BC |
| Tim Moulding | Ministry of Environment | SK |
| Heather Narynski | BC Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation | BC |
| Ali Nasseri-Moghaddam | Geosyntec | ON |
| Greg Noack | Klohn Crippen Berger | ON |
| Chaitan S. Sandhu | Tetratech | MB |
| Robert Schryburt | Ministry of Energy, Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry | ON |
| Michael Shelbourn | Newmont Mining | CO |
| Andy Small | Klohn Crippen Berger | NB |
| Junwen Yang | Alberta Energy Regulator | AB |
| Yi Zhu | USSD Liaison | USA |
| Working Group | Lead | Employer | Province |
| Engineer of Record | Andy Small | Klohn Crippen Berger | NB |
| Slope Stability/Factor of Safety | Andy Small | Klohn Crippen Berger | NB |
| Mine Waste Facilities | Andy Small | Klohn Crippen Berger | NB |
| Tailings Dam Breach | Mamun Al-Mamun | Tetra Tech | AB |
| Environmental Consequences Classification | Lee Nikl | Golder Associates | BC |
| Risk-Informed Design | Alistair James, Lead / Chaitan Sandhu, Vice Lead | Hatch / Tetratech | AB / MB |
Allan Kirkham, Coordinator
