Future Tails is leading the way in global tailings management through a partnership between The University of Western Australia, Rio Tinto and BHP.

The Tailings Center is an industry/university research and education center formed as a collaboration by the Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, and the University of Arizona. The Center will provide the training for specialized tailings engineers in order to improve the mining industry and increase the social and environmental license of the industry to operate.