NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (Reuters) – India’s state-owned miner IREL is seeking to collaborate with Japanese and South Korean companies to start commercial production of rare earth magnets, a source familiar with the matter said, as part of efforts to ...
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Rio Tinto strengthens Indigenous employment pathways with work-ready initiative
PERTH, Australia — Up to 40 Indigenous People from across Perth and the Pilbara will from this month embark on Rio Tinto’s annual Aboriginal Training and Liaison (ATAL) program, an eight-week initiative co-designed with Traditional Owners to build job-ready skills ...
Eagle Gold Mine: Ground Displacement Monitoring Could Have Intervened
Introduction On June 24, 2024, a catastrophic landslide occurred at the Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon, Canada. The failure, spanning approximately 1.3 kilometres along a heap leach pad, sent shockwaves through the mining industry and local community. While the immediate ...
InSAR + Geotechnical Engineering for Tailings Dam Safety
In geoscience and civil engineering, the intersection of satellite remote sensing technologies and geotechnical engineering represents a significant leap forward in enhancing the safety of tailings dams. This confluence of disciplines, particularly through the application of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar ...
Case Study: The Çöpler Gold Mine Disaster – Satellite Remote Sensing, Soil Moisture, and the Lessons for Mining Safety
Executive Summary On February 13th, 2024, the Çöpler Gold Mine in eastern Türkiye experienced a catastrophic failure of its heap leach pad. Approximately 10 million cubic metres of material mobilised rapidly in a high-velocity flowslide, devastating infrastructure and resulting in ...