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Mine Closure: It’s All About the Water

James Lake - July 2022

Publication - Article

One thing all mines have in common is that, at some point, every single one of them will have to shut down. Water is a particularly important element of mine closure, and mistakes in its management can have devastating consequences.

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Braulio Osses

 Consultant - Santiago, Chile

Braulio specializes in the preparation and development of projects associated with the closure of mining operations, cost estimation, and the preparation of permits for sectoral processing before the National Geology and Mining Service (SERNAGEOMIN).

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Closure Cost Estimate — an Approach to Estimate Productivities of Main Closure Activities

Marco Espezua, Erick Vasquez - October 2023

Publication - Published Paper

In this document, we use real data from a local experience for haul road closures. We propose an alternative method to estimate closure costs for an earthmoving group that contemplates a base work crew and base construction equipment to calculate key productivity.

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Modeling a Meromictic Pit Lake at an Inactive Lithium Mine in North Carolina, USA

 Event - Halifax, Canada

This presentation discusses the findings from geochemical modelling at the Kings Mountain lithium mine.

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Characterizing Tailings Behavior at the San Manuel Copper TSFs Part 2: Imaging Techniques at Tailings-Matrix Scale

Kelly Sexsmith, Tom Kotzer, Ryan Chambers, Jim Casey, Rick Friedel - November 2022

Publication - Published Paper

This paper describes the mineralogical and structural characterization of the tailings matrix at BHP’s legacy San Manuel copper mine in Arizona, USA.

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Mine Waste and Tailings Conference

 Event - Brisbane

SRK is a proud presenter and exhibitor at this years' Mine Waste and Tailings Conference. Catch up with our team of tailings engineering experts at booth #12.

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Gold Exploration In Greenland

Gold Exploration In South Greenland

Project - South Greenland

Design and implementation of multiple exploration programmes for AEX Gold Inc.

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Steps in Open Pit Mine Design

 Event - Vancouver

Review and discuss the principles of open pit mine design, using examples and practice exercises. Some of the most important aspects of mine design are introduced and explained.

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Assessment and Development of Erosion Models for Landform Design

Dave Ludwick, N Abramson, JD Pelletier, S Ananthanarayan, S Chataut - October 2022

Publication - Presentation

Gain insights into how BHP legacy tailings storage facilities in Arizona, USA maintain erosional stability post-closure while others require maintenance and repair on an annual basis to prevent rill and gully formation and subsequent exposure of underlying waste material.

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Why an Early, Integrated Approach to Mine Closure?

Holly Williams, Cesar Oboni, Marcela Curotto, Nicole Dunne, in collaboration with the Mining Journal - September 2023

Publication - Article

Understand the importance of early, integrated closure planning to enable informed decision-making throughout the mine life cycle and to support environmental sustainability.

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