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Karara Iron Ore TSF – Design Considerations for a Unique Large Scale Dry Stack Facility

C Hore and D Luppnow - October 2014

Publication - Published Paper

There are a range of considerations which must be made when designing and operating a large scale dry stack facility, which relates to both the traditional tailings material parameters, and conveyor and stacker properties.

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Century Mine

Large Zinc Mine Water Quality Modelling

Project - Queensland, Australia

Geochemical studies to assess post-closure impacts on pit lake water quality.

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Early Stage Hydrogeological Assessments in Central and West Africa

Tony Rex

Publication - SRK News Article

The requirement to conduct a mine water assessment in the exploration to early feasibility stage usually has a dual purpose: focusing on initial engineering assessments (dewatering, mine stability, water supply, overall water balance) and on environmental and social aspects.

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A Review of CPT-Based Soil Classification Correlations Applied to Mine Tailings

Camilo Morales, Carolina Palma, Andrés Gavidia - June 2024

Publication - Published Paper

In this paper, the CPT-based soil classification correlations proposed by Robertson (1990), Jefferies & Davies (1991), Eslami & Fellenius (1997), Shuttle & Cunning (2008), Robertson (2010), and Robertson (2016) are evaluated using real CPT data from copper mine tailings.

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Value from Renewables in Mine Closures

Ludovic Rollin, Danielle Kyan - August 2023

Publication - Article

Learn why leaving behind renewable energy systems for communities after a mine closes can produce valuable social benefits in this article by SRK Senior Environmental Consultant, Ludovic Rollin

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SWCC Experimental Results of Copper Tailings and Spent Ore

José Riquelme, Cristian Godoy - November 2017

Publication - Published Paper

Modelling flow into mining geotechnical structures, such as heap leach, spent ore dumps or a tailings storage facility, should consider the fact that constitutive materials may be found in an unsaturated regime.

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Pit Slope Failure

Esteban Hormazábal, Przhedetsky D., Livinsky I. - November 2019

Publication - Article

Methodology of back analysis of cohesion & friction of joints based on pit slope failure events.

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Mine Drainage Chemistry

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Reduce the impacts and engineering costs of poor quality mine drainage, such as acid mine drainage, through a comprehensive understanding of your site chemistry

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Thermal Cover Design and Performance for Closure of Mine Waste Facilities

Chris Stevens - November 2016

Publication - Presentation

Thermal covers are widely used for freeze encapsulation of potentially reactive mine tailings and waste rock.

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Using the Standardized Reclamation Cost Estimator - SRCE 2.0 | 2023 Updated Training

 Event - Reno, NV, USA

The Standardized Reclamation Cost Estimator (SRCE) is a public domain Microsoft Excel-based tool that has been used in Nevada for more than 10 years to calculate mine closure costs for financial assurance.

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