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Global Business Reports Connect Series: Interview with Thiago Toussaint on Brazil Mining

Thiago Toussaint - December 22, 2024

In this interview, Thiago Toussant, Managing Director of SRK Brazil, highlights a significant increase in due diligence requests, driven by global demand for critical minerals such as copper, gold, lithium, rare earths and nickel.

TAGS: critical minerals, mine closure, geological data, hydrology, rock mechanics, water management
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A comparison of Advanced Constitutive Models to Evaluate Flow Liquefaction of Upstream Raised Tailings Dams

Mauro Giuliano Sottile - November 14, 2024

Presented by the winner of the “Bright Spark Award 2024”, this study uses a numerical procedure to assess the susceptibility of a typical upstream-raised TSF to flow liquefaction by applying undrained loads at the beach/berm of the dam and contractions at the starter dam.

TAGS: Flow liquefaction, Tailings dams, Finite element analyses, Constitutive models, Triaxial tests.
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Equivalent Geological Strength Index Approach with Application to Rock Mass Slope Stability – A case study of Peña Colorada Open Pit Mine

Raúl Pozo, Antonio Samaniego - September 19, 2024

This paper presents a proposed formulation that contributes to the quantification of the GSI reduction due to scale effects, with its application limited to problems of slope stability in rock masses.

TAGS: geology, slope stability, rock mass, rock strength
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Application of a Methodology for Updating Numerical Predictions of a Tailings Dam

Andrés Gavidia,Gonzalo Corral - November 14, 2024

This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of Peck's (1969) observational method in adjusting designs, improving predictions, reducing uncertainty, and enhancing the safety of geotechnical works.

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CPT-Based Correlations Analysis to Estimate Shear Wave Velocity in Tailings

Camilo Morales, José Masihy, Andrés Gavidia - November 13, 2024

This paper presents a comparison of various CPT based correlations for estimating Vs using data obtained from Seismic Cone Penetrometer Testing (SCPTu) conducted on copper tailings.

TAGS: cone penetration test (CPT), shear wave velocity, tailings characterization
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