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A Comparison Between HEC-RAS 6.0 and FLO-2D As Tools Used in Tailings Dam Breach Analyses

Annelie Scholtz, Simone Chetty

Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs) are a major component of mining infrastructure, where the waste product of the mining process (tailings) is stored. A breach of such a facility would result in destructive, oftentimes toxic, tailings flows.

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A New Era | How Just Two Decades Have Changed Exploration

John Paul Hunt, William Kellaway, Colin Rawbone

The Digital Revolution has created opportunities for more rapid execution of exploration projects. Global positioning system (GPS) technology which in fact dates back to the 1960s - has really changed the game, especially when incorporated into accessible devices.

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Mining’s Myriad ESG Ripples Under Close Scrutiny

Andrew van Zyl, Darryll Kilian, James Lake

Like the ripples from a pebble cast into a pond, the impacts of mining have always emanated outwards in many ways - both positive and negative. Today though, every ripple is under greater scrutiny, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in particular focus.

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Building Momentum for Innovative Engineering Solutions

Xanthe Adams, Visvanathan Reddy, Tracey Drew

In the real world, breakthrough innovations seldom happen by chance or luck; they are best built steadily from years of experience and structured collaboration. In today's digital world, there are opportunities aplenty for apps, gadgets and clever inventions.

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How Much Is a WETLAND Actually Worth?

Simon Lorentz, Roanne Sutcliffe, Matthew Law

Located within the Western Cape, the vast Papenkuils Wetland is fed primarily by the Breede River, but also the Holsloot River, a smaller tributary of the Breede. A diversion weir redirects a portion of that water into Brandvlei Dam and away from the wetland.

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Water and Energy Vital To Halt Africa’s Land Degradation

Darryll Kilian

Africa’s rapid urbanisation is placing ongoing pressure on available land and demanding far-sighted and coordinated national responses – like the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in May 2022.

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