Kurt Schimpke

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Kurt provides tailings management services to mining clients, including alternatives studies, dam design, instrumentation monitoring, dam safety inspections, and third-party reviews. He has been involved in projects across the Midwestern U.S., Canada, and the Middle East. In addition, Kurt serves on the Tailings and Mine Waste conference Organizing Committee, ASDSO Tailings Regulatory Committee, and is a past-president of the Minnesota Geotechnical Society.

Title

Vice President
Senior Geotechnical Engineer

License

Professional Engineer (MI, MN)

Education

MS, Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

BS, Civil Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Office

Barr Engineering Co.
4300 MarketPointe Drive
Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55435-4803
Phone: (952) 832-2897

Resources

White paper
Strength Gain of Fine Tailings/Slimes Resulting from Secondary Compression (Tailings and Mine Waste Conference)
By: Kurt Schimpke, Iván Contreras, & Rich Ver Strate
Presentation
The Rapidly Evolving World of Tailings Management – Where are We Headed (Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)
By: Kurt Schimpke
Presentation
Tailings Management - An Important ESG Component (Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)
By: Kurt Schimpke
White paper
Lessons Learned from Implementation of an Integrated Data Management System for Tailings Impoundment Dams (Association of State Dam Safety Officials)
By: Kurt Schimpke & Jason Harvey
Presentation
The Impact of Stress History on Undrained Shear Strength of Clays in Northern Minnesota (Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)
By: Kurt Schimpke
Presentation
Towards Zero Tailings – Can We Get There? (Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)
By: Kurt Schimpke & Pierre Mainville
White paper
Observational Approach to Construction over Soft Tailings (Tailings and Mine Waste Conference)
By: Iván Contreras, Mike Haggerty, & Kurt Schimpke
Presentation
Practical Methods for Reducing Tailings Storage Risk (Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)
By: Kurt Schimpke
Presentation
Tailings Liquefaction – What Owners/Operators Need to Know (Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)
By: Kurt Schimpke & Iván Contreras