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Global Business Reports: Ontario Mining Report - with Christina James and Sean Kautzman

Christina James, Sean Kautzman - January 1, 2026

Christina James and Sean Kautzman explain how SRK Consulting is bringing its technologies and know-how to mining projects across Ontario and Canada.

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Firm Embraces Tailings Framework

John Stiff, Philippa Burmeister - November 21, 2025

SRK Consulting embraces GISTM, advancing tailings management with an in-house geotechnical laboratory.

TAGS: GISTM Compliance, QA/QC laboratory data, tailings management, Climate Change Impacts, Weather Patterns, Technological Advancements
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A Successful Collaboration Used to Create a Novel Filtered Tailings Transportation and Placement Method

Todd Wisdom, Rajko Josipovic, Tony Tran, Gabriel Moniz, Waldo Dressel - November 12, 2025

This paper presents a collaborative study by Rio Tinto and BHP to develop innovative, cost-effective solutions for transporting and placing filtered mine tailings at large scale.

TAGS: Filtered tailings, Material handling system, Tailings Storage Facility (TSF), Cost-effective solutions, Innovative design
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Probabilistic Tailings Dam Safety: Outsmarting Triggers and Quantifying Risk Failure

Alejo Sfriso, Mauro Giuliano Sottile, Arcesio Lizcano, Jamie Wade - November 6, 2025

This article highlights Alejo Sfriso’s paper introducing a standardised, probabilistic, performance-based method for tailings dam vulnerability, moving beyond triggers and factor-of-safety to quantified probability of failure.

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Piezometers Acting Up? Dissipation Tests Show Saturation Fluids’ Surprising Role in Solving Tailings-Dam Monitoring Mysteries

Ricardo J. Dellamea, Joe Rola, Jonathon Eldridge, Mauro Giuliano Sottile, Jamie Wade - November 5, 2025

In this article, learn how piezometer trends led to dissipation tests showing saturation fluid choice matters; silicone oil drifted, glycerine stabilised, prompting removal of unreliable sensors and reinforcing cross-checks, setup scrutiny, and dam monitoring.

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