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Blog - Workplace

Alex discusses his passion for his career, advice for someone considering joining the consulting business and what a typical workday looks like for him.

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SRK Consulting Focusing on Client’s Success, Not Just Own Growth

Andrew van Zyl - March 2023

Publication - Article

With several African countries responsible for the current sourcing of key minerals,and potentially hosting other minerals, engineering consultancy SRK Consulting newly-appointed MD Andrew van Zyl expects the demand for key minerals to continue supporting the ongoing development.

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Mark Sumka

Consultant - Vancouver, Canada

Mark is a hydrotechnical engineer with over eight years of experience working in mine water management.

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Dewatering

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Improve mine production safety and efficiency by creating dry, stable operating environments

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Land Use Versus Land Capability

James Lake

Publication - SRK News Article

Legislative requirements in many jurisdictions require that the mine closure plan include a detailed plan of the post closure land uses.

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Significance Of Structural Architecture In Controlling Mineralisation

Andrew Ham

Publication - SRK News Article

In October 2004, Sino Gold commissioned SRK to undertake a structural geology study of the Jianchaling Gold Mine in Central China.

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Geotechnical Risk Analysis for the Closure Alternatives of the Chuquicamata Open Pit

Luis-Fernando Contreras, Esteban Hormazábal, R Ledezma, M Arellano - April 2019

Publication - Published Paper

This paper describes how the later component of the geotechnical risk model for the Chuquicamata mine was used as a tool for the evaluation of four closure alternatives for the open pit.

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Geomechanical Evaluation of Caving Macro-Block Options at Chuquicamata Underground Project in Chile Using Three-Dimensional Numerical Modelling

Esteban Hormazábal, J. Pereira, G. Barindelli, R. Alvarez - April 2010

Publication - Published Paper

El Teniente copper mine is located in the central part of Chile, Cachapoal Province, VI Region, about 50 km NE from Rancagua City and about 70 km S-SE from Santiago City.

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ICSMGE | Shear Strength Estimation of Very Coarse Mine Waste Using Barton’s Empirical Criterion and a Bayesian Analysis

Event - Sydney, Australia

In this article, we discuss practical methods for collecting the information required as input to the model.

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