Dr. Dirk van Zyl

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Professor Emeriti

Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering

Professor and Chair of Mining and the Environment. Dirk has more than 40 years’ experience in research, teaching and consulting in tailings and mine rock structures. In the past decade much of his attention has focused on mining and sustainable development.

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  • 2018 Mine Water Solutions Conference (MWS 2018)

    June 12-15, 2018

    The 3rd Annual Mine Water Solutions 2018 Conference which was held at the University of British Columbia, June 12-15, 2018 with over 300 delegates from 25 countries in attendance. It was the third in an innovative conference series that aims to examine a wide range of issues associated with mine water management.

Publications

  • Dunbar, Scott & Baatartogtokh, Baljir & Van Zyl, Dirk. (2018). The state of outsourcing in the Canadian mining industry. Resources Policy. 59.
    2018
  • Morishita, Lysa & Van Zyl, Dirk. (2017). Exploring the Significance of Earning a Social License to Operate in an Urban Setting. Geo-Resources Environment and Engineering. 2.
    2017
  • Van Zyl, Dirk & Shields, Deborah & Agioutantis, Zach & Joyce, Susan. (2016). Waste not, want not – Rethinking the tailings and mine waste issue. AusIMM Bulletin.
    2016