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Development of a 3D Ground Model to Design the Stabilisation of a Dam Founded on Weak Liquefiable Ground

Development of a 3D Ground Model to Design the Stabilisation of a Dam Founded on Weak Liquefiable Ground
Joe Rola, Mauro Giuliano Sottile, Lisandro Roldan, Alejo Sfriso, Nicolás Alejandro Rivas

This paper describes the process of development and presents the full 3D ground model used as critical input to the stabilisation design of the dam.

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Engineering for Sustainability As Mining Booms in DRC

Engineering for Sustainability As Mining Booms in DRC
Visvanathan Reddy, Wouter Jordaan, Dominique Sambwa, Steve Bartels, Cyprien Susa Maleba, Roanne Sutcliffe

Now the world's second-largest product of copper behind Chile, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is seeing considerable investment in infrastructure to support mining and other sectors.

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Digital Innovation in Tailings Dam Management

James Dutchman - May 6, 2024

Technological and digital innovation is set to drive industry best practice in tailings dam management. Many mining companies have invested considerable effort in meeting the first Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management’s (GISTM) compliance deadline of August 2023.

TAGS: Digital Innovation, Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF), Tailings Dam Management, GISTM, Data Analysis, Mining Companies, Digital Transformation, Slope Stability
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Improving Slope Stability Analysis: The Role of Calibrated 3D Numerical Models

Edgar Montiel, Pamela Ortubia, Esteban Hormazábal, Max Blondel, Vladimir Cisternas - April 17, 2024

This article shall demonstrate how through local 3D models, it was possible to determine potential parameters aligning with the representative behavior of the observed reality during a calibration process of some complex nature properties at the Zaldivar mine.

TAGS: rock mechanics, rock engineering, geomechanic, mining
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SRK Visualisation Tool to Help Engagement | SRK Interview

SRK Visualisation Tool to Help Engagement

Mining Journal and Mining Magazine’s Chris Cann speaks with SRK Senior Tailings Engineer Heather Thomson about a data visualisation tool that presents different tailings dam scenarios and, specifically, how facilities can be affected by climate.

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Proper Use of Ventilation Simulation Programs to Solve Ventilation Problems at a Mine | SRK

The Proper Use of Ventilation Simulation Programs to Solve Real World Ventilation Problems at a Mine

This presentation is about the ins and outs of basic ventilation modeling.

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Can Miners Achieve Net-Zero While Satisfying the Demands of the Global Economy?

Can Miners Achieve Net-Zero While Satisfying the Demands of the Global Economy?

Mining Journal's Digging for Climate Change hosts a panel discussion on the challenges involved with meeting net-zero ambitions while satisfying growing demand for raw materials.

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Introduction to Machine Learning and Big Data | SRK Consulting

Introduction to Machine Learning and Big Data

Discover the evolving use of both machine learning and big data as exploration tools, and their various applications across the mining value chain.

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