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

Heather Thomson, 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 - Shoring Up TSFs Through Better Management

Alice Evans, Various contributors in collaboration with Ask Harbour - June 9, 2026

Exclusive research by SRK and Ask Harbour reveals alarming blind spots in how the world’s largest mining companies manage their tailings storage facilities.

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Monitoring Adjustments After Unexpected Rain-Induced Deformation Accelerations in a TSF with a Rockfill Buttress

Manuel Cervantes,Alejandro Calvo,Ignacio García,Fabian Arquin - May 29, 2026

This paper presents a case study of an embankment TSF that underwent stabilization through the construction of a downstream rockfill buttress and improvements monitoring systems.

TAGS: Upstream‑raised facilities, rockfill, downstream buttressed, rainfall, TSF
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