Publications
Frozen Core Tailings Dam: Part 1, Long-Term Thermal Performance
Maritz Rykaart, Peter Luedke, Christopher Stevens, October 2018
Category:
Geotechnical, Mine Waste
Thermal Cover Design for Mine Waste Facilities in Cold Regions
Christopher Stevens, Maritz Rykaart, Tia Shapka-Fels, October 2018
Category:
Mine Waste
Human Settlements_Ensuring quality housing
James Morris and Denzel van de Weg - Interviewed by IMIESA, October 2018
Category:
Civil Engineering
Clearing environmental hurdles in marine infrastructure
Civil Engineering interviewed Sue Reuther and Jessica du Toit (SRK ZA), October 2018
Category:
Environmental/Social
Mining Magazine: Rethinking the future of underground mining
Donna Schmidt interviews SRK's Anne-Marie Ebbels, October 2018, October 2018
Category:
Mining
Frozen Core Tailings Dam: Part 2, Long-Term Creep Deformation
Maritz Rykaart, A. Barrero, Arcesio Lizcano, October 2018
Category:
Mine Waste
Filter-Pressed Dry Stacking: Design Considerations Based on Practical Experience
Colleen Crystal, Cameron Hore, Ignacio Ezama, October 2018
Category:
Mine Waste
Assessing Oil Sands Tailings Consolidation Parameters Relative to Long-term Reclamation
Holly Rourke, Daryl Hockley, October 2018
Category:
Mine Waste
Renewed Hope_Post-Mugabe policies raising expectations for Zim platinum-sector growth
Hennie Theart, Isaac Kwesu, Winston Chitando, Nico Muller, Alex Mhembere, Andrew van Zyl, Trevor Raymond , September 2018
Category:
Mining
Drought-proofing your business means tackling risk
Eastern Cape Industrial and Business News, September 2018
Category:
Environmental/Social
Remediation options for wind-remobilised Pb-Zn old tailings: an example from an 80-year Pb-Zn-Ag mine in NW-Argentina
Camilo de los Hoyos, Diego Marrero, Juan Sitjá y Balbastro, Julien Declerq, Robert Bowell, September 2018
Category:
Geochemistry
Developing Environmental Components for a Water Balance
Dave Hoekstra, Brent Thiele, September 2018
Category:
Water Management
The Challenges of Predictive Numerical Calculation within Hypersaline Brines:Examples from Lithium Brines
Julien Declercq, Camilo de los Hoyos, Ruth Griffith and Rob Bowell, September 2018
Category:
Geochemistry
Source Assessment to Support Closure Designs for the Western and Central Development Areas at a Site in Central Laos
Claire Linklater, John Chapman, Alison Hendry, Alex Watson, Justin Rowntree, Donna Noonan, September 2018
Category:
Mining
Closure Water Balance Model to Support Closure Designs for a Mine in Laos
Brian Luinstra, John Chapman, Alison Hendry, Alex Watson, Russel Staines, Justin Rowntree, Donna Noonan, September 2018
Category:
Mining
Closure Planning on a Large Scale – Approach to Optimising PFS Closure Designs for the Western and Central Development Areas at a site in Central Laos
John Chapman, Claire Linklater, Daryl Hockley, Justin Rowntree, Donna Noonan, September 2018
Category:
Mining
PPPs can bring heads together to solve both water shortages and floods
Service magazine, August 2018
Category:
Water Management
How sustainable urban design can reduce infrastructure costs
SAICE | Civil Engineer, August 2018
Category:
Civil Engineering
The application of European hazardous waste assessment to mining projects and implications for environmental sustainability
Melanie Cox, Robert Bowell, Carl Williams, Julien Declercq, Jessica Charles, Ruth Warrender and Craig Wickham, July 2018
Category:
Mine Waste, Geochemistry, Environmental/Social
Geotechnical Behaviour of Spent Ore - Impacts of Metallurgical Factors
Rigoberto Rimmelin and Carolina Vergara, July 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Kelvin and Faraday kimberlite emplacement geometries and implications for subterranean magmatic processes
Wayne Barnett, Michael Stubley, Casey Hetman, Ron Uken, Chris Hrkac, Tom McCandless, July 2018
Category:
Geology
A Real Challenge In Mine Water Management In High Precipitation Areas, Grasberg Mine
Vladimir Ugorets, Goktug Evin, June 2018
Category:
Hydrogeology, Water Management
Improving assurance for Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates and reporting
Mark Noppe, June 2018
Category:
Project Evaluation
Cyclic Shearing Response of Granular Material in the Semi-Fluidized Regime
Andres R. Barrero, William Oquendo, Mahdi Taiebat, Arcesio Lizcano, June 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Dependence of Predicted Dewatering on Size of Hydraulic Stress Used for Groundwater Model Calibration
Cristian Pereira, Vladimir Ugorets, June 2018
Category:
Hydrogeology
Diamond Mining and Geology - Lessons Learned
Jarek Jakubec, Casey Hetman, June 2018
Category:
Geology, Mining
Improving Resource Knowledge to Optimise Minerals Processing: Introduction to Geology and Geometallurgy
Mark Noppe, May 2018
Category:
Geology
Mining Magazine: Getting some air
Donna Schmidt interviews SRK's John Bowling, May 2018
Category:
Mine Ventilation
Waste Liberation: Improving Mill Feed from a Miner's Perspective
Bob McCarthy, Dr. Bern Klein, May 2018
Category:
Mine Waste
Mapping Arctic Bottomfast Sea Ice Using SAR Interferometry
Christopher Stevens, May 2018
Category:
Other
Managing Resettlement Expectations, Risks and Timelines
Andrew Hart, May 2018
Category:
Environmental/Social
Full project cycle SIA: optimising social outcomes
Tim Hart, May 2018
Category:
Environmental/Social
The Importance of Due Diligence for Early-Stage Mining Projects
Neal Rigby, Ben Parsons, May 2018
Category:
Project Evaluation, Geology
Introducing Bulk Sorting: Its Enablers, Application, and Potential
Bob McCarthy, April 2018
Category:
Mining
Dewatering options for management of fine gold tailings in Western Australian Goldfields
Juan Jose Moreno, Sam Kendall and Andres Ortiz, April 2018
Category:
Mine Waste
Core Orientation: Comparison of televiewer and traditional methods to highlight inaccuracies in old data
Karl Llewelyn, April 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Approach to Geotechnical Characterization and Slope Design Data Acquisition Programs in Different Deposit Types
Bruce Murphy, Wayne Barnett, April 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Managing and validating limited borehole geotechnical information for rock mass characterization purposes – experience in Peruvian practice for open pit mine projects
Andrés Huaman, Joel Cabrera, Antonio Samaniego, April 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Key Geotechnical Characterisation Parameters for Transition Materials in Deep Weathered Deposits and their Influence on Bench Slope Stability
Edward Saunders, April 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Computational tools for the determination of factor of safety and location of the critical circular failure surface for slopes in Mohr-Coulomb dry ground
Carlos Carranza-Torres and Esteban Hormazabal, April 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Lithium Brine Project Development: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Pablo Cortegoso, April 2018
Category:
Civil Engineering
Exploration and sampling techniques for conglomerate gold in the Pilbara region
Mike Cunningham, Bert De Waele, Kevin Cassidy, March 2018
Category:
Geology
Dealing with uncertainty and risk in rock engineering design
William Joughin, March 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Conducting Airflow Measurements For Ventilation Surveys
Brian Prosser, Jake Jodouin, March 2018
Category:
Mine Ventilation
Understanding Geology and Structure: An Essential Part of Mineral Resource Estimation
Bert De Waele, Mathieu Lacorde, Mike Cunningham and Ben Jupp, February 2018
Category:
Geology
10 Things You Should Know About Surface Miners
Filip Orzechowski, February 2018
Category:
Geology, Mining, Geotechnical, Environmental/Social
Florida Canyon Zinc Project - Nexa Resources and Solitario Zinc Corp.
Jay Pennington, February 2018
Category:
Geology
Robust governance processes to provide assurance on reported mineral resources and ore reserves
Mark Noppe, February 2018
Category:
Project Evaluation
Lithium: Boom or bubble? | Projected demand sends prices skyrocketing
Chee Theng; interviewees include Pablo Cortegoso, February 2018
Category:
Other
Peer Review and Technical Audit: Improved Assurance for Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimates and Reporting
Mark Noppe, February 2018
Category:
Project Evaluation
A Case Study for Final Closure of a Mine Site, Santa Fe Calvada Mine, Nevada
John Cooper, December 2017
Category:
Mining, Civil Engineering, Other
Lithium Supply and Market: Past, Present and Future
Pablo Cortegoso, December 2017
Category:
Civil Engineering
Rapid exploration in remote terrains
Oliver Bayley, Rob Bowell, Jessica Charles, December 2017
Category:
Geology
The Practicalities And Implementation Of A NAF Grade Control Programme For Placement Of A WRD Cover
A Hendry, B Luinstra, J Jones, K Mandaran, and J Chapman, November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Development of a NAF/PAF Grade Control Programme for Placement of a WRD Cover
J Chapman, J Jones, K Mandaran, B Luinstra and A Hendry, November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Weathered Sulfidic Waste – Laboratory-Scale Tests for Assessing Water Quality in Backfilled Pits
A Watson, C Linklater, J Chapman and R Marton, November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
The Influence of Sample Numbers and Distribution on the Assessment of AMD Potential
Andrew Garvie and Danny Kentwell, November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Pit Lake Water Quality Modelling at Century Mine
C Linklater, A Watson, A Hendry, J Chapman, J Crosbie and P Defferrard, November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Acid mine drainage treatment process optimization for manganese content reduction by sequential neutralization
Nereyda Loza, Osvaldo Aduvire , November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Infrastructure Leader - World Risk Report
Colin Chapman and Chris Smythe, November 2017
Category:
Civil Engineering
A commitment too far? - World Risk Report
Jane Joughin and Emily Harris, November 2017
Category:
Environmental/Social
SWCC Experimental results of copper tailings and spent ore
José Riquelme and Cristian Godoy, November 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
Mine Tailings Reprocessing Investigation
Nicholas Cristi, October 2017
Category:
Geotechnical, Mine Waste
Evaluation of Turkish Mine Waste Management Policy with Respect to Marine Pollution
Esin Esen, October 2017
Category:
Water Management
Mining Sector Disputes
Andrew Van Zyl, Neal Rigby, Jeames McKibben, Cameron Ford, Timothy Nelson, September 2017
Category:
Other
Deformation analysis of an AFRD for mine tailings storage and power generation
Osvaldo Nicolás Ledesma, Alejandro Verri, Alejo Sfriso, September 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
Testing new estimation techniques – rank and replace: a stockwork case study
Danny Kentwell, Dave Finn, September 2017
Category:
Geology
Improved assurance for Mineral Resource, Ore Reserve estimates and reporting through peer review and auditing
Mark Noppe, September 2017
Category:
Project Evaluation
Letšeng Diamond Mine, Lesotho: A Variant of Kimberley-type Pyroclastic Kimberlite Emplacement
Casey Hetman, Barbara Scott Smith, Jock Robey, Teboho Nkotsi, Mohapi Mohapi, Thabang Mohapi, September 2017
Category:
Geology
Underground Mining at Ekati and Diavik Diamond Mines
Jarek Jakubec, R. Woodward, B. Boggis, L. Clark, P. Lewis, September 2017
Category:
Mining
Is the Ultra-Class Truck Dream Dead?
Jesse Morton, Anoush Ebrahimi, Tim Joseph, September 2017
Category:
Mining
Expert Witness - Mining Due Diligence
Andrew Van Zyl, Simon Hanrahan, Mark Noppe, John Pfahl, September 2017
Category:
Project Evaluation
Modelling the reactivity of multi-mineral systems – Application to prediction of copper heap leach drain-down chemistry
David Bird, Rob Bowell, Julien Declercq, August 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Shear strength and microstructure of polydisperse packings: The effect of size span and shape of particle size distribution
Emilien Azema, Sandra Linero, Nicolas Estrada, Arcesio Lizcano, August 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
Geological and metallurgical characteristics of banded iron formation associated detrital iron mineralisation in Central West Africa
B De Waele, M Lacorde, K Bischoff, G Loveday and F Linares, July 2017
Category:
Geology
5 Ways to Increase Understanding of Permafrost at Your Project Site
Christopher Stevens, July 2017
Category:
Other
Trends in the Evolution of Particle Morphology with Size in Colluvial Deposits Overlying Channel Iron Deposits
Sandra Linero, Stephen Fityus, John Simmons, Arcesio Lizcano, Jessica Cassidy, July 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
Does modifying the particle size distribution of a granular material alter its shear strength?
Emilien Azéma, Sandra Linero, Nicolas Estrada, Arcesio Lizcano, July 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
Adding value using representative geotechnical models for mine design
James Haythornthwaite and Karl Llewelyn, July 2017
Category:
Geology, Geotechnical
Integrating Climate Change into Water Management Design
Victor Muñoz Saavedra, Tia Shapka-Fels, Maritz Rykaart, June 2017
Category:
Water Management
Tracking Nitrate Sources at a Platinum Mine - Putting the puzzle together
Sarah J.W. Skinner, June 2017
Category:
Water Management
