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.
| Ali Nasseri-Moghaddam | Geosyntec | ON |
| Alistair James | NewFields | AB / MB |
| Allan Kirkham, Coordinator | CDA | ON |
| Andy Small | KCB | NB |
| Anthony Burnett | Suncor | AB |
| Bruno Rodrigues, Young Professionals Liaison | UBC | BC |
| Chad LePoudre | BHP | AB |
| Chaitan Sandhu | NewFields | MB |
| Christina Winckler | USSD | USA |
| Dean Korri | Cleveland-Cliffs | USA |
| Elena Zabolotnii | Carleton University | ON |
| Félix-Antoine Desrochers | AtkinsRealis | QC |
| Fiona Esford, Co-Chair | WSP | BC |
| Gennaro Esposito | WSP | AB |
| Greg Noack | independent | ON |
| Imran Gillani | Rio Tinto | QC |
| Isabelle Levesque | Québec MRNF | QC |
| Jeff Maclean | KCB | AB |
| Junwen Yang | AER | AB |
| Manuel Monroy | KCB | BC |
| Mathi Shan | SLR | ON |
| Michael Cyr | KCB | NB |
| Michael Shelbourn | Newmont | CO |
| Michel Julien | Agnico Eagle | QC |
| Monica Ansah-Sam | Independent | AB |
| Mohammad Al-Mamun | Tetratech | AB |
| Rob Schryburt | ENDM | ON |
| Simon Latulippe | Québec Iron Ore | QC |
| Sarah Morse | BC MCM | BC |
| Scott Martens | Teck | AB |
| Taiwo Akisanmi | OMM | ON |
| Travis Bowser, Co-Chair | Wesdome Gold | QC |
| Tim Moulding | Saskatchewan | SK |
| 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 | NewFields Canada Inc. | AB / MB |
Allan Kirkham, Coordinator
