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Incorporating ESG Factors in a Mineral Asset Valuation

TzuHsuan (Shan) Chuang

Two simple methods from the International Valuation Standards Council have been proposed in this article to address the challenge of many mining companies that do not integrate ESG into their valuations.

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Blending Geology and AI: Making the Most of Exploration Data

In this video, Ben Jupp, Principal Geologist, provides his opinion on how AI tools will help retrieve more high quality datasets to target mineral deposits.

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Water Management in Mining

Andrea Bowie, Catherine Hercus, Tamer Elbokl

Andrea Bowie highlights the future of mine water management: early First Nations engagement, realistic planning, and adopting best available technology (BAT) to meet environmental and regulatory standards for sustainable permitting and closure.

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Poor Infrastructure a Key Challenge to Effective Water Stewardship

Kivana Singh

Ageing infrastructure and poor monitoring hinders water stewardship, risking water scarcity and pollution for businesses.

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Consideration of Shear Strains in Design and Construction of Heap Leach Facilities

Peter Yuan, Joshua Sames, Omar De Santiago, Tarik Hadj-Hamou

Development of heap leach facilities in some project settings can be very challenging.

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GISTM Conformance Assessment and Implementation Support

Schwandorf GISTM

Hydro operates and maintains three bauxite residue facilities at the Schwandorf legacy site in the eastern part of Bavaria, Germany. The site holds residue from operations by German aluminium producer VAW in the period 1930s-1990s. The site became a part of Hydro with the acquisition of VAW in 2002.

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Local Sensitivity Analysis of Fitting Parameters for Water Retention Curve in Unsaturated Flow Models in Filtered Tailings

José Ignacio Riquelme, Kevin Vidal

This paper offers a detailed analysis of how the fitting parameters of the water retention curve (WRC) influence the unsaturated flow behavior in filtered tailings from northern Chile, focusing on a specific case within a one-dimensional unsaturated flow model.

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Determination and Modelling of Dry Bulk Density in Mineral Resource Estimation

Sulagna Banerjee, Shameek Chattopadhyay

This paper highlights the significance of Dry Bulk Density (DBD) in Mineral Resource Estimation (MRE) and its direct influence on tonnage accuracy.

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Building Resilience in Africa through Mining

Andrew Van Zyl

In this video, Andrew Van Zyl, managing director of SRK Consulting's South Africa, shares his outlook on the future of Africa's mining industry ahead of the 2025 Investing in African Mining Indaba.

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Sensitivity-Based Geotechnical Assessment of a TSF with Complex Foundation Conditions and Non-Conventional Upstream Raises: A Case Study

Alejandro Calvo, Diego Cobos

This paper presents a geotechnical assessment of a tailings storage facility (TSF) situated in a tropical mountainous region characterized by complex subsurface conditions.

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