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Findings Of International Review Of Soil Cover Design And Construction Practices For Mine Waste Closure

Daryl Hockley, Michel Noël, Maritz Rykaart, Michael Paul - March 2006

Publication - Article

Wismut GmbH (Wismut) is currently undertaking one of the largest mine closure projects in the world. This project, spanning two decades, costing approximately US $8 billion, entails rehabilitation of uranium (U) mines in East Germany.

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Beginning at the End: How Can We Optimize the Socioeconomic Legacy of Mine Closure?

 Video - Presentation

Mine closure specialist Jeff Parshley addressed crucial questions to panelists about the social and economic impact of mine closure at the Canadian Mining Symposium.

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Sustainable Social Transitioning at Mine Closure Starts With Paradigm Shift

Lisl Fair, Adel Malebana, Jessica Edwards - April 2020

Publication - Article

Recognising the assets and opportunities inherent in mine communities throughout the life of mine is one of the first steps towards more sustainable social transitioning after mine closure, according to SRK Consulting principal consultant and social scientist Lisl Fair.

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Mine Closure And Reclamation In Mexico: Unearthing Hidden Savings With Continuous Planning And Innovative Strategies

Nicholas Cristi - January 2019

Publication - Article

Much international guidance has been written on mine closure. The interest in the topic has been recently trending upwards in Mexico and Latin America as evident by the number of workshops and participants attending.

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A Probabilistic Approach to Determination of Breach Characteristics Used in DBA

Ignacio Ezama, Federico Giurich - November 2022

Publication - Published Paper

Abstract Dam break assessment (DBA) is a widely used method to estimate the potential consequences of an eventual failure of a tailings dam on the downstream affected area, including inundation

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Operational Control and Trigger Action Response Plan (TARP) for a Tailings Storage Facility (TSF)

Diego Cobos, Alejandro Calvo, Manuel Cervantes, Laura Moreno - November 2023

Publication - Published Paper

This document presents a brief introduction of TARP methodology, and the recommended operating parameters for a tailings storage facility (TSF) that was built in the 1980s and recently reinforced with a buttress.

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Design and Development of a Dam Breach Detection System

Ignacio García Schmidt, Erik Ketilson, Darryl Godley - November 2023

Publication - Published Paper

This paper presents how a dam breach alarm system was successfully installed in five high risk dams.

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Limitations and Possible Improvement of Dam Breach Studies

Holly Williams, Daryl Hockley, Chad LePoudre, Michal Kozikowski - November 2023

Publication - Published Paper

This paper summarizes the limitations observed in a review of 18 dam breach studies from 23 high or extreme risk tailings facilities in 3 continents.

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Water Availability in Dry Regions: Challenges, Risks and Modelling

Júlio Lôbo - March 2022

Publication - Article

Particularly arid and semi-arid climates require careful estimation due to a low amount of water can make a mining project unfeasible.

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Buena Vista Iron Ore Mine

Mining Project Advisement

Project - Nevada, USA

SRK was contracted with Magnum Mining and Exploration and it’s wholly owned subsidiary Nevada Iron to fast-track the Buena Vista iron ore project aimed to start supplying DSO cargo by the end of 2021.

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