Resettlement and mining activity in Peru
Manuela de la Peña

Relocating people or communities is generally related to an involuntary resettlement process, which implies a displacement that is physical (relocation or loss of housing), economic (loss of assets and/or sources of income) and/or sociocultural (loss of friends, neighbours, customs).

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Applying Materiality To Environmental And Social Review In Due Diligence
Maria Inés Vidal

When conducting due diligence “materiality” always matters. In essence, materiality refers to what is really important or has great consequences.

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Samarco Fundão Dam Environmental Recovery Actions
Thiago Toussaint

At the end of 2015, Brazil witnessed the rupture of the Samarco Fundão dam. The largest monitoring and recovery program in the country’s history was implemented to address the unprecedented environmental impacts.

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A Comparison Of Procedures For Determining The State Parameter Of Silt-Like Tailings
Mauro Sottile, Alejandro Kerguelen, Alejo Sfriso

After recent failures related to tailings storage facilities, the assessment of static liquefaction has become a major subject of interest in the mining industry.

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A Family Of Constitutive Models Implemented In PLAXIS To Simulate Cemented Mine Backfill
Alejo Sfriso

A family of constitutive models for mine cemented backfill is presented.

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Recent Experiences With Ground Retaining Systems In Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alejo Sfriso

This paper presents a summary of the current construction procedures for urban excavations in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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