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Stope Dimension Evaluation Tool

Brian Buss, Cliff Lafleur - May 2021

Publication - Presentation

This paper presents the process flowsheet and the Excel based assessment tool developed by Torex and their strategic partners at SRK (Canada) and BWB Consulting Services Inc.

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Integrating Social and Engineering Aspects of Tailings Management

October 2022

Publication - SRK News Article

A key area identified as needing improvement for compliance with the 2020 Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) is meaningful engagement of project-affected people for all phases of a TSF life cycle.

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GISTM and Why You Should ‘Breach’ Your Facility

Francois du Toit, Niel Marais - October 2022

Publication - SRK News Article

The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), released in 2020 requires responsible TSF owners to have an integrated knowledge base comprised of all aspects ranging from affected communities and previous stakeholder engagements to full facility closure.

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Numerical Simulation of Flow Liquefaction: Application of the Critical State Theory

Omar de Santiago Pacheco, Miguel Ángel Mánica Malcom, Efraín Ovando Shelley - June 2023

Publication - Published Paper

The undrained softening behavior observed in loose saturated soils of low plasticity is relevant in the context of the behavior of tailings storage facilities (TSF), where it has been identified as the main cause of numerous failures of these structures.

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Biogeochemcial Selenium Sequestration In Unsaturated Coal Reject Piles

Stephen Day, Daniel Mackie, Nicole Pesonen (Walter Energy) - April 2015

Publication - Presentation

The objective of this study was to show that unsaturated coal reject piles stored on an alluvial fan were not a selenium leaching risk at the Willow Creek Mine.

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SRK Consulting Merges with Dynami Geoconsulting

 Press Release

SRK is pleased to announce its merger with Dynami Geoconsulting, a Colombian company providing specialized services in geotechnical engineering, foundation design, mine waste management, and hydrology.

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The Integrity Of Cover Systems - An Update

G.W. Wilson, D.J. Williams, Maritz Rykaart - July 2003

Publication

Cover systems are generally constructed to prevent or reduce water infiltration to sulfide bearing mine wastes and thus reduce acid generation.

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Using Abandoned Mines As Field Laboratories

Rob Bowell, Andrew Barnes, Matt Dey

Publication - SRK News Article

SRK Cardiff and Cardiff School of Engineering are collaborating to characterise the impacts associated with mine waste at historical sites in central Wales, stretching back over 800 years.

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Geotechnical Operational Support

 Service

Improve mine design, efficiency, and safety through longer-term operational support and monitoring, risk assessment, and effective solution of operational problems

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Finding the Right Fit - Risks and Opportunities of Open-Pit Crushing and Conveying

Scott McEwing - July 2019

Publication - Article

In suitable mining projects, in-pit crushing and conveying can provide operating cost reductions to the tune of 20 - 60% savings, depending on project specifics.

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