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Soren Jensen

 Consultant - Vancouver, Canada

Soren has been involved with a range of mining projects in remote and Arctic regions, in particular mine water and air quality management.

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Australasia: Xstrata Frieda River Limited

SRK Global

Publication

Xstrata undertook a feasibility study for a greenfield copper mine and related infrastructure in Sandaun and East Sepik Provinces, Papua New Guinea

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Cerro Vanguardia Open Pit Mining: Database Management for Stability Analyses

Iñaki Garcia, Alejo Sfriso - August 2016

Publication - Published Paper

Cerro Vanguardia (CV) is an Au-Ag mine located in the central steppe of Santa Cruz province, Argentina. The deposit consists of 102 epithermal lowsulphydation veins 19km long, 3.5 - 10m wide and dipping 60° - 90° NE.

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Municipalities Share the Risk of Tailings Dam Failure With Mines

Andries Fourie - May 2024

Publication - Article

In the event of a mine tailings dam failure, the latest global standards reiterate that municipalities must play an important role in the emergency response and recovery. Indeed, local government in South Africa has a legal responsibility for any disaster.

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Application of the SANISAND-SF Constitutive Model for Non-Linear Dynamic Analysis of Filtered Tailings Dams

Martín Villanueva, Brahian Roman, Andrés Barrero - October 2023

Publication - Published Paper

This paper presents a set of non-linear dynamic analysis (NDA) of a filtered dry stacked tailings facility was carried out as part of a detailed engineering project for a mine expansion in a country where megathrust earthquake events are expected.

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Open Pit Slope Stability Evaluation for Mine Closure: A Canadian Case Study Perspective | CIM 2021

 Event - Online

Ed Saunders and Andrew LeRiche will host this technical session at the CIM Virtual EXPO 2021.

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Don’t Let the Tail(ings) Wag the Mine: Guiding Tailings Storage Facility Closure Designs for Compliance

 Event - Perth, Western Australia

This paper explores the complexities of tailings storage facility closure, emphasising the importance of aligning with the GISTM and UNSDGs, while sharing lessons learned and strategies to reduce costs and address challenges in engineering closure designs.

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Microdefects: GSI for Fragmentation Assessment?

Andrea Russo

Publication - SRK News Article

Recently, SRK Chile was involved in a caving project in Chile and in charge of numerical modelling to analyse pillars and overall mine stability and to define ground support.

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Slope Design in Challenging Conditions at El Teniente, Chile

Esteban Hormazábal

Publication - SRK News Article

The Teniente mine complex, owned and operated by the National Copper Corporation of Chile (CODELCO), is located about 80 km south of Santiago, Chile in the Andes Mountains, at 2,500 meters above sea level.

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II International Rock Mechanics Convention

 Event - San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico

This two-day symposium will feature leading rock mechanics specialists from around the world who will share a wide range of geomechanical knowledge, and experience addressing common challenges faced in rock characterization, data collection, ground control, monitoring, and more.

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