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Meya Project: A Source of Sierra Leone's Large Type IIa Diamonds

Jarek Jakubec - March 2024

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Type IIa diamonds make up 1–2% of all natural diamonds. They are almost or entirely devoid of impurities, and consequently are usually colorless and have the highest thermal conductivity. This presentation shows how they are extracted from the Meya Project in Sierra Leone.

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Digital Innovation in Tailings Dam Management

James Dutchman - May 2024

Publication - Article

Technological and digital innovation is set to drive industry best practice in tailings dam management. Many mining companies have invested considerable effort in meeting the first Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management’s (GISTM) compliance deadline of August 2023.

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Accurate Data, Safer Tailings Dams

Lyzandra Boshoff - May 2024

Publication - Article

With telemetry and cloud-based storage, automated vibrating wire piezometers (VWPs) are transforming the management of tailings storage facilities (TSFs) through real-time data. It took the catastrophic failure of a tailings storage facility in Brumadinho, Brazil.

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Mining Economics and Finance

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Accurately evaluate and optimize planning for your mining project through integrated technical economic assessment

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Mitigate risks and increase production by efficiently designing innovative solutions that meet your regulatory requirements

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Tailings Storage Facilities

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Design, construct, operate and close innovative tailings storage facilities to the highest international standards

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Waste Rock Storage Facilities

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Design customized waste rock storage facilities with safe, long-term management in mind

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SRK Visualisation Tool to Help Engagement

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Mining Journal and Mining Magazine’s Chris Cann speaks with SRK Senior Tailings Engineer Heather Thomson about a data visualisation tool that presents different tailings dam scenarios and, specifically, how facilities can be affected by climate.

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Application of Bayesian Methods - Estimation of Shear Strength Parameters

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SRK's Ignacio Vernengo discuss using Bayesian statistics to obtain a more meaningful estimation of shear strength based on available data and prior knowledge of the parameters.

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