Harvey McLeod

Harvey started his career in geotechnical engineering in 1974 by working as a dam engineer in Nigeria. Since then, has become a globally recognized leader in mine tailings management. Harvey has worked on more than 300 tailings dams in over 20 countries and studied some of the largest mining operations in the world. He’s investigated tailings dam failures, including the tailings dam breach at the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia, Canada, in 2014.

In 2015, following a review of tailings dam regulations across Canada and internationally, Harvey concluded a fresh start was required, and set out to establish standards for tailings management in the mining industry for the Province of British Columbia, Canada.