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 Paste Fill FencesTuesday, May 13, 2008The Red Lake Mine in eastern Ontario currently does nearly sixty percent of its mining using overhand cut and fill, twenty-five percent using underhand cut and fill, and about fifteen percent using pillar recovery. read more » Oboni on RiskTuesday, April 22, 2008Franco & Cesar Oboni, a father and son team, have just published a paperback with the title “Improving Sustainability through Reasonable Risk and Crisis Management”. read more » Geosynthetics for Uranium Wastes: a Brief HistoryThursday, April 17, 2008Are geosynthetics affected by the constituents you would expect to find in waste disposal facilities at uranium mines? Here are some historical opinions we found on this issue. read more » Settle 3D by RocscienceFriday, December 14, 2007In the industrial area of Albuquerque is a large oil tank sitting on foundations I designed. One of the design issues was just how much the soft silty sand beneath the footing would settle. read more » Earthquake Resources & ConsultantsFriday, December 14, 2007The mine facility most susceptible to earthquake damage is the tailings impoundment. Here are some links to sources of data on earthquakes and consultants who may be able to help you. read more » |
