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Mine Closure Strategy and Planning

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Achieve long-term benefits and sustainability for your site and local communities with a site-specific closure plan that clearly identifies rehabilitation targets

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Tailings Dams and Climate Change

Justin Walls - August 2023

Publication - Article

As the global mining industry works towards meeting stringent new tailings dam standards, a recent presentation to SAICE's Environmental Engineering Division (SEED) highlighted some of the less predictable factors in planning these engineered landforms for the long term.

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A Review of the Hydro-Mechanical Behaviour of Tailings and its Importance to the Stability of Tailings Dams

Camilo Morales, David Taborda - April 2022

Publication - Published Paper

Seepage in tailings storage facilities (TSFs) is commonly assumed to occur under gravity flow and is usually determined for steady-state conditions. However, the stability of TSFs is highly influenced by the degree of saturation of the materials involved in these structures.

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Mine Waste Geochemistry Issues in China

Yonglian Sun, Yuanhai (Andy) Li

Publication - SRK News Article

Due to the lack of ML/ARD regulations and guidelines in China’s mining industry, mine waste geochemistry studies are limited to the academic society funded by the government bodies.

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William Werner

 Consultant - Elko, USA

Will is a Mining Engineer with 12 years of experience at operating mines across the western US.

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From Humidity Cells to Mine Drainage Modelling Under Hyper-Arid Conditions: A Method Review

Óscar Benavente, Marcela Curotto, Ignacio Villalón - May 2022

Publication - Presentation

This work compares three approaches used to predict the quality of leachates produced by a 30 m high Waste-Rock Dump (WRD) under a hyper-arid climate (i.e., precipitation rates up to 5 mm/year) over a 500-year period.

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From Construction to Production

Andy Davies - April 2016

Publication - Presentation

This presentation summarizes a talk given during the inaugural workshop of the Cave Mining Forum.

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Jair Diaz Navarro

 Consultant - Denver, USA

Jair is a mining professional with 11 years of experience in mine planning, operations, consulting, and financial modeling.

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Kevin Gunesch

 Consultant - Denver, USA

Kevin has over 20 years’ experience in engineering, design, mine planning, management, due diligence, and expert witness testimony in the mining industry.

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Asset Management at Closure: Progressive Closure, Closure Provisions and Financial Guarantees

David Pérez - May 2024

Publication - Published Paper

The methodology of this work consists of a broad analysis of the experience accumulated in accompanying various mining companies in mine closure strategies and management, in terms of valuation, calculation of financial guarantees, and estimation of accounting provisions.

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