Tailings Geotechnics
End-to-end expertise in managing mine waste risk and supporting compliance with evolving global standards.
- TSF design
- Stability & liquefaction
- EOR / RTFE
- Dam break analysis
- Instrumentation
- Closure
GEOTECHNICAL CONSULTING • MINING • CIVIL
Partnering towards optimised solutions
Practical, innovative and risk-informed geotechnical solutions across the mining project lifecycle.
20+years of multidisciplinary experience
3integrated business units
End-to-endtechnical and project support
Risk-informeddecision making and governance
About GeoTailnics
Technical expertise with a collaborative mindset.
GeoTailnics Pty Ltd is a specialist consulting firm with more than two decades of high-level, multidisciplinary experience across the mining and civil geotechnics sectors.
We provide practical, innovative and risk-informed solutions throughout the lifecycle of mining projects, supporting the safety and long-term stability of critical mine infrastructure.
Talk to our teamOur expertise
Specialists in complex ground conditions.
From feasibility and design through construction support, operations, risk and closure, we work with clients to deliver actionable outcomes.
Mine Geotechnics
Rock and soil mechanics assessments supporting efficiency and safety across life-of-mine stages.
- Open-pit geotechnics
- Slope stability
- Groundwater
- Site characterisation
- Monitoring
- Risk assessment
Stockpiles & Dumps
Design, investigation, stability assessment, monitoring and deformation analysis for soil and rock facilities.
- Design & analysis
- Investigations
- Stability
- Deformation
- TARPs
Underground Geotechnics
Ground control and geotechnical support for underground mining environments.
- Ground support
- Structural analysis
- Hazard management
- Backfill assessment
- Monitoring
Geotechnical Risk
Understanding uncertainty to inform predictive risk assessments and robust controls.
- Identify
- Assess
- Control
- Verify & audit
- Governance
Project & Operations Support
Integrated advice, project management and client-partner support focused on delivery.
- Advice / Design / Deliver
- Project management
- Feasibility
- Stage transitions
- Advisory
Our approach
Beyond “safe but expensive”.
We combine technical depth, collaboration and advanced analytical methods to pursue optimised outcomes.
Optimisation
Efficiency and expertise applied to complex geotechnical decisions, including advanced analytical methods and artificial intelligence.
Partnering
Long-term relationships, technical mentorship and integration with the client's internal team.
Deliver Solutions
Actionable results focused on design, governance and construction support — not just theoretical reports.
Partner projects
Collaborative delivery in complex environments.
GeoTailnics positions itself as a collaborative partner, integrating technical expertise with project and operational requirements.
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Western Australia
Pre-feasibility (PFS) Pit Slope Optimisation
Client: Forrestania Resources Ltd
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Business units
Three ways we support delivery.
Advice / Design / Deliver
Technical consulting built around practical outcomes
Project Management
From concept to definitive feasibility and project-stage transition management
Client Partner Support
Advisory, risk analysis and embedded technical support
“We get in the trenches to deliver.”
Industry connections
Connected to the wider industry.
Our affiliations and professional relationships keep GeoTailnics connected to the evolving mining, tailings and geotechnical community.
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