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Beyond Design-and-Walk-Away: Why Heap Leach Governance is Catching Up with Tailings

Heather Thomson, Jamie Wade, Aaron Debono, Breese Burnley - June 23, 2026

This article examines how global heap leach failures are driving a shift toward tailings-style governance, with greater emphasis on independent oversight, lifecycle planning, and closure from the outset.

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Flow Liquefaction Triggering of a Spent Ore Dump in a Finite Element Model

Andrés Gavidia,Camilo Morales - June 17, 2026

This study evaluates the vulnerability of a representative spent ore dump to flow liquefaction using finite element modeling, specifically employing the NorSand constitutive model to simulate undrained behavior under varied loading and saturation scenarios.

TAGS: Flow Liquefaction Triggering, Spent Ore Dumps, NorSand
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On the Probability of Failure of Tailings Dams by Flow Liquefaction Considering Combined Triggers

Lisandro Roldan, Mauro Giuliano Sottile, Alejo Sfriso, Florencia Spinazzola - June 15, 2026

This paper presents a probabilistic framework that integrates the 2nd Generation of Eurocode 7 geotechnical design principles with advanced numerical modeling to assess the vulnerability of TSFs to flow liquefaction under combined actions.

TAGS: Tailings Sorage Facilities (TSFs), Flow Liquefaction, Probabilistic Vulnerability Assessment, Eurocode 7, Performance-Based Design
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SRK Horizons - Digitising Risk Management

Matthew Hastings, Various contributors in collaboration with Ask Harbour - June 9, 2026

The tools and potential to transform risk management through digitalisation has been demonstrated and there are clear signs the mining sector is in the process of discovery and implementation, but data quality, availability and the trustworthiness of legacy data are obstacles the

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SRK Horizons - Exploration Intelligence

Niall Tomlinson, Various contributors in collaboration with Ask Harbour - June 9, 2026

Exclusive research by SRK. Limited capital demands strict budgeting, but weak grasp of modern tools and hesitance to use AI consultants are holding explorers back.

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