BHP has supported demands for more transparency with tailings storage facilities to ensure they are more safely and sustainably managed.
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Rio Tinto refines tailings strategy
Rio Tinto has updated its tailings facility management to promote the safer practices associated with the Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM).
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Evolution selects K2fly for tailings, rehabilitation solutions
Evolution Mining has signed a three-year contract with K2fly to deliver a tailings solution at Lake Cowal in New South Wales, near the Cowal gold mine.
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South32 widens scope of fatality reporting
South32 has extended its practice of reporting fatalities in locations outside of its control.
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New global tailings standard highlights need for improved monitoring, governance and reporting solution
The launch of the new global standard on tailings management has highlighted the urgent need for a TSF monitoring, governance and reporting solution.
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Decipher challenges status quo of rehabilitation monitoring
A large portion of mining, oil and gas companies typically follow the status quo when it comes to rehabilitation and closure monitoring. Cloud-based platform company Decipher, is encouraging miners to look beyond the conventional methods and consider new innovative approaches.
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Consultation from the outset key to tailings management: ICMM, UN
The International Council on Mining and Minerals (ICMM) and the United Nations (UN) have highlighted the importance of greater consultation as a key to managing mine tailings safely.
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Rio Tinto’s Kennecott operations rattled by earthquake
Rio Tinto has suspended the Kennecott copper operations near Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit close to the town of Magna.
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Investors launch $19 trillion global tailings database
Norway-based GRID-Arendal has released the world’s first publicly accessible database of mine tailings storage facilities, backed by more than $US13 trillion ($19 trillion) of funds under management.
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ICMM to release strict tailings dams standard next year
International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) is seeking public advice on the international standard for tailings management.
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Five key trends influencing drone development in mining
Drone technology is affecting the global metals and mining industry, with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) increasing in popularity in recent years.
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ICMM releases incident prevention strategies following Vale tragedy
The mining and metals industry has not succeeded in having a fatality-free year, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) manager of health and safety Mark Holmes warns.
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Australia ramps up tailings dam safety focus
Australia’s minerals industry has committed to the safe and responsible management of tailings storage facilities through the release of the Australian Mining Tailings Communique.
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Mining giants reveal tailings storage facility details
Global mining companies have responded to requests to give greater disclosure of details relating to their tailings storage facilities (TSFs).
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Industry urged to challenge common perspective on tailings
Recent high-profile tailings dam failures are threatening the mining industry’s control of its destiny, according to the director of the geotechnical engineering centre at the University of Queensland, David Williams.
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Newcrest releases independent findings on Cadia tailings slump
Newcrest Mining has received the final report from the Independent Technical Review Board (ITRB) following the tailings dam embankment slump at its Cadia gold operation in New South Wales last year.
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Brazil disaster throws spotlight on tailings management
The mining industry suffered a shock when the Brumadinho tailings disaster occurred in Brazil in January. Safe to Work examines the response so far.
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Conveyor, tailing dams among NSW regulator’s safety concerns
The NSW Regulator points to the many risks involved in the operation of conveyors, instability or failure of tailing dams and on the roads and other vehicle operating areas at quarries.
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