In this episode, we chat with Jürgen Hahn, Senior Manager in Product and Business Development at BOKELA, a company renowned for its expertise in advanced filtration, dewatering, and process technologies for the mining and minerals sector. With more than three decades of experience and a strong scientific background, Jurgen has played a key role in the development of innovative tailings management solutions and has authored numerous technical papers on the subject.
We discuss the growing importance of tailings filtration, the balance between operational costs and long-term sustainability, and how the industry is responding to increasing environmental and regulatory pressures.
We will also look ahead to the future of mining, covering topics such as recycling and the role mining will play in supporting the global energy transition. Finally, Jurgen will share his key insights and advice for professionals working in tailings management and mine waste stewardship.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Jürgen began his professional journey with BOKELA as a student assistant in 1986 and has risen through the ranks to lead product and business development.
BOKELA transitioned to being a 100% owned subsidiary of Tsukishima Holding in 2013, finding a strong cultural and psychological fit between German and Japanese business mentalities.
Increasing industry pressure and awareness of annual dam failures are pushing mining operations away from wet disposal systems and toward advanced tailings filtration.
Standard financial comparisons overlook crucial factors like property requirements, rehabilitation costs, and long-term water treatment, making a strong case for lifecycle cost calculations.
BEST MOMENTS
"Our high-performance disk filter already includes all the knowledge about bottlenecks and how to overcome the bottlenecks."
"The ground that you need to build a wet disposal is about three times bigger than what you need for a filter tailings stack."
"Things would change if we really talk about lifecycle cost."
"Do it and think that this property where you put the tailings on is your own property... and then think about that your family is living downstream."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail: rob@mining-international.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/
X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast
Web: http://www.mining-international.org
GUEST RESOURCES
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurgen-hahn-037b59167
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bokela
Website: https://www.bokela.com
https://www.tailings-filtration.com
CONTACT METHOD
rob@mining-international.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
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