GroundProbe Global Practice Lead – Geotechnical Advisory, Albert Giovanni Cabrejo Lievano Tailings dams go through different phases regarding monitoring with radar: Construction—The initial dropping of materials looks chaotic, evidenced by a loss of coherence. Deformation readings during this period are not reliable with radar. This is just the phase in which the dropped materials look […]
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RAPID RESPONSE TIME OVERVIEW On 10 September 2014, the Retiro do Sapecado tailings dam, owned by Herculano Mineração (Herculano Mining), failed, resulting in three fatalities and damage to three mine trucks and two excavators. Preliminary investigations indicated the accident was caused by a geological phenomenon (inversion of relief) caused by underground channels. CHALLENGE Following the […]
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