Tailings Dam Management For The Twenty First Century

Author : Franco Oboni,Cesar Oboni
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030194475

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Tailings Dam Management for the Twenty-First Century by Franco Oboni,Cesar Oboni Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive approach to address the need to improve the design of tailings dams, their management and the regulation of tailings management facilities to reduce, and eventually eliminate, the risk of such facilities failing. The scope of the challenge is well documented in the report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and GRID Arendal entitled “Mine Tailings Storage: Safety Is No Accident,” which was released in October 2017. The report recommends that “Regulators, industry and communities should adopt a shared, zero-failure objective to tailings storage facilities...” and identifies several areas where further improvements are required. In this context, the application of cutting-edge risk-assessment methodologies and risk-management practices can contribute to a significant reduction and eventual elimination of dam failures through Risk Informed Decision Making. As such, the book focuses on identifying and describing the risk-assessment approaches and risk-management practices that need to be implemented in order to develop a way forward to achieve socially acceptable levels of tailings dam risk.

Author : Victor Roy Squires,Hugh Martin Milner,Katherine Anne Daniell
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781466579637

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River Basin Management in the Twenty-First Century by Victor Roy Squires,Hugh Martin Milner,Katherine Anne Daniell Pdf

Worldwide development of agriculture and industry creates burgeoning demands on natural resources. Management of the rivers and the surrounding landscape is one of the important tasks for today and for the foreseeable future. Lessons learned from centuries of management (and mismanagement) have been distilled into principles and practices which form the subject matter for this book. It provides both a global perspective and an entrée to the special problems associated with management of transboundary rivers.

Author : ICOLD CIGB
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000729368

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Twenty-Seventh International Congress on Large Dams Vingt-Septième Congrès International des Grands Barrages by ICOLD CIGB Pdf

The International Committee on Large Dams (ICOLD) held its 27th International Congress in Marseille, France (12-19 November 2021). The proceedings of the congress focus on four main questions: 1. Reservoir sedimentation and sustainable development; 2. Safety and risk analysis; 3. Geology and dams, and 4. Small dams and levees. The book thoroughly discusses these questions and is indispensable for academics, engineers and professionals involved or interested in engineering, hydraulic engineering and related disciplines.

Author : Franco Oboni,Cesar H. Oboni
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030749309

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Convergent Leadership-Divergent Exposures by Franco Oboni,Cesar H. Oboni Pdf

This book aims, through its chapters, at providing the knowledge to make competent decisions, convince peers or top management to take appropriate action, or beat out the competition for climate adaptation measures including adjustments for design and operations. Topics discussed include business-as-usual vs. divergence; the effects of public pressure on corporate, industrial and government decision making; techniques for gathering the proper information to assess risks and hazards; the importance determining risk tolerance thresholds; the difference between tolerable risks, intolerable ones that benefit from mitigation and those that require strategic shifts; why common practice approaches such as FMEA, and risk matrices are inadequate in today’s world and do not help ensure infrastructural and systemic resilience and sustainability. Case histories and three complete case studies that can be adapted to any industry or project walk the reader step by step from client request to recommendations and conditions of validity. The ultimate aim is to understand how to reduce risks to tolerable and societally acceptable levels while simultaneously creating sustainable and ethical systems.

Author : Robert C. Lo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 303087737X

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Tailings Dam Failure by Robert C. Lo Pdf

Mining has evolved in the 21st century into an indispensable industry that provides a variety of mineral products needed to sustain a modern society. To achieve efficiency, it has also grown into an integrated enterprise of enormous size, wielding substantial economic power. Tailings is essentially a fine-particle mine-waste byproduct. Its management has gone through major transformations in the last century. In early years tailings was disposed of out of sight and literally out of mind. However, due to the physical and chemical characteristics of tailings, this laissez-faire approach in dealing with its disposal led to significant environmental degradation such as pollution and blockage of watercourses, etc. With the rising environmental protection movement, the mining operation is under increasing regulatory constraints and governmental monitoring. Modern tailings dams have become major hydraulic structures designed, constructed, monitored until they are properly closed and reclaimed after the completion of mining tenure. These dams are often higher than 100 m, with a storage capacity of over hundreds of million cubic metres, serving a vital industrial function for the public. Unfortunately, when such a dam fails, it unleashes enormous destructive power causing inundation of water and tailings mud over the downstream area resulting in fatalities and lasting environmental degradation. This book presents a condensed monograph on forensic investigations of select case histories of failed tailings dams. The selection tends to emphasize recent cases that have representative characteristics including those affecting the evolution of the current practice of tailings dam engineering. Efforts are made to facilitate readers’ understanding of important factors involved by using plain language. Technical terms are clearly explained before their usage. The objective of the monograph is to provide a neutral reference on tailings dam failures for all stakeholders. The author hopes ongoing dialogues by all stakeholders on the important topics of dam safety will raise the safety standard of tailings dams to a new level compatible with public expectations of the sustainable mining industry.

Author : G. Di Capua,P.T. Bobrowsky,S.W. Kieffer,C. Palinkas
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786205384

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Geoethics by G. Di Capua,P.T. Bobrowsky,S.W. Kieffer,C. Palinkas Pdf

This is the second volume focused on geoethics published by the Geological Society of London. This is a significant step forward in which authors address the maturation of geoethics. The field of geoethics is now ready to be introduced outside the geoscience community as a logical platform for global ethics that addresses anthropogenic changes. Geoethics has a distinction in the geoscientific community for discussing ethical, social and cultural implications of geoscience knowledge, research, practice, education and communication. This provides a common ground for confronting ideas, experiences and proposals on how geosciences can supply additional service to society in order to improve the way humans interact responsibly with the Earth system. This book provides new messages to geoscientists, social scientists, intellectuals, law- and decision-makers, and laypeople. Motivations and actions for facing global anthropogenic changes and their intense impacts on the planet need to be governed by an ethical framework capable of merging a solid conceptual structure with pragmatic approaches based on geoscientific knowledge. This philosophy defines geoethics.

Author : Kimberly Finke Morrison
Publisher : Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
Page : 1026 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780873354905

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Tailings Management Handbook by Kimberly Finke Morrison Pdf

As long as we have mining and mineral processing, tailings and the responsible management thereof will remain at the forefront, with a company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance in part a reflection of how well tailings risks are being managed. The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) was published in August 2020, aiming to prevent catastrophic failure of tailings facilities by providing operators with specified measures and approaches throughout the mine life cycle, taking into account multiple stakeholder perspectives. In 2021, the International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM) published the Tailings Management: Good Practice Guide intended to support safe, responsible management of tailings across the global mining industry, providing guidance on good governance and engineering practices to support continual improvement in tailings storage facility (TSF) management and help foster and strengthen the safety culture of mining companies. The Tailings Management Handbook is important and timely because there is no other comprehensive resource rooted in these new fundamentals and global principles for tailings management. Tailings management requires interdisciplinary and cross-functional understanding and support, which is apparent throughout this handbook. Dive into the wealth of information contributed by more than 100 world-renowned experts, beautifully crafted into a full-color handbook that focuses on the basics, life-cycle planning, site and tailings characterization, TSF design and construction, as well as systems and operations of TSFs. The inclusion of 42 case studies is an added plus with real-world successes and lessons learned.

Author : Courtney A. Young
Publisher : Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
Page : 2258 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780873353854

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SME Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Handbook by Courtney A. Young Pdf

This landmark publication distills the body of knowledge that characterizes mineral processing and extractive metallurgy as disciplinary fields. It will inspire and inform current and future generations of minerals and metallurgy professionals. Mineral processing and extractive metallurgy are atypical disciplines, requiring a combination of knowledge, experience, and art. Investing in this trove of valuable information is a must for all those involved in the industry—students, engineers, mill managers, and operators. More than 192 internationally recognized experts have contributed to the handbook’s 128 thought-provoking chapters that examine nearly every aspect of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy. This inclusive reference addresses the magnitude of traditional industry topics and also addresses the new technologies and important cultural and social issues that are important today. Contents Mineral Characterization and AnalysisManagement and ReportingComminutionClassification and WashingTransport and StoragePhysical SeparationsFlotationSolid and Liquid SeparationDisposalHydrometallurgyPyrometallurgyProcessing of Selected Metals, Minerals, and Materials

Author : Jennifer A. Boshier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Gold mines and mining
ISBN : 0908804776

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Long-term Management of the Environmental Effects of Tailings Dams by Jennifer A. Boshier Pdf

Author : Luis Berga,J.M. Buil,E. Bofill,J.C. De Cea,J.A. Garcia Perez,G. Mañueco,J. Polimon,A. Soriano,J. Yagüe
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1373 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134138500

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Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century by Luis Berga,J.M. Buil,E. Bofill,J.C. De Cea,J.A. Garcia Perez,G. Mañueco,J. Polimon,A. Soriano,J. Yagüe Pdf

Water resources stored by dams and reservoirs play an essential role in water resource management, hydropower and flood control. Where there is an extensive network of dam infrastructures, dams have made a major contribution to economic and social development, providing considerable storage capacity per capita. However, dams and reservoirs may also have an important social and environmental impact, and should be studied within the framework of integrated water resource management and sustainable development. Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century presents the latest research on the role played by dams and reservoirs in 21st century societies, in developed, emergent and developing countries. It analyses the viability of dams and suggests alternative solutions from a holistic perspective, considering the technical, economic, social and environmental aspects. Other issues covered include the social acceptability of dams, public involvement and dam awareness. The book covers subjects ranging from dam engineering, through the benefits and drawbacks of dams, to their social and environmental impact, and contains numerous case studies of the constructive contributions that reservoirs have made to water development and management. The book is a valuable resource for professional and dam engineers, water managers, governmental organizations and commercial enterprises responsible for dam development and management.

Author : Luis Berga,J.M. Buil,E. Bofill,J.C. De Cea,J.A. Garcia Perez,G. Mañueco,J. Polimon,A. Soriano,J. Yagüe
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1412 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781482262919

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Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century, Two Volume Set by Luis Berga,J.M. Buil,E. Bofill,J.C. De Cea,J.A. Garcia Perez,G. Mañueco,J. Polimon,A. Soriano,J. Yagüe Pdf

Water resources stored by dams and reservoirs play an essential role in water resource management, hydropower and flood control. Where there is an extensive network of dam infrastructures, dams have made a major contribution to economic and social development, providing considerable storage capacity per capita. However, dams and reservoirs may

Author : Roman Grynberg,Fwasa K. Singogo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030659950

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African Gold by Roman Grynberg,Fwasa K. Singogo Pdf

The book explores the evolving economics of gold as a global commodity as well as the production and trade of gold in and from the African continent. The growth of gold as an increasingly important and diverse source of African wealth is examined, alongside the impact that the rise of China in the 21st century has had on the demand for gold. The volatility of the gold price has increased as a result of the dramatic decline of gold demand for manufacturing purposes. Gold is Africa’s second largest export after oil and is a perfect metaphor for a continent rich in resources while so much of its population lives in such dire poverty. The artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) sector, is surprisingly widely perceived as being beneficial to the development of Africa despite its exploitation and dreadful health and environmental consequences. African Gold: Production, Trade and Economic Development considers policy issues regarding the gold mining sector, the economics of beneficiation, the retreat of jewelry manufacturing across the continent as well as ‘Africa’s golden future’. It is a relevant book for both academics and policymakers interested in Africa, natural resource, and development economics.

Author : Bernd Lottermoser
Publisher : Springer
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319427317

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Environmental Indicators in Metal Mining by Bernd Lottermoser Pdf

This book represents an important new contribution to the literature that presents practical and comprehensive solutions to mining activities. Its timely content has been prepared by several experts from around the world and its practical format addresses the major environmental predictive techniques required for the extraction and processing of metal resources. Packed with reviews and case studies, it covers current methods used to forecast environmental effects of metal mining.

Author : Juliet Christian-Smith,Peter H. Gleick,Heather Cooley,Lucy Allen,Amy Vanderwarker,Kate A. Berry
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199859450

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A Twenty-First Century US Water Policy by Juliet Christian-Smith,Peter H. Gleick,Heather Cooley,Lucy Allen,Amy Vanderwarker,Kate A. Berry Pdf

It is zero hour for a new US water policy! At a time when many countries are adopting new national approaches to water management, the United States still has no cohesive federal policy, and water-related authorities are dispersed across more than 30 agencies. Here, at last, is a vision for what we as a nation need to do to manage our most vital resource. In this book, leading thinkers at world-class water research institution the Pacific Institute present clear and readable analysis and recommendations for a new federal water policy to confront our national and global challenges at a critical time. What exactly is at stake? In the 21st century, pressures on water resources in the United States are growing and conflicts among water users are worsening. Communities continue to struggle to meet water quality standards and to ensure that safe drinking water is available for all. And new challenges are arising as climate change and extreme events worsen, new water quality threats materialize, and financial constraints grow. Yet the United States has not stepped up with adequate leadership to address these problems. The inability of national policymakers to safeguard our water makes the United States increasingly vulnerable to serious disruptions of something most of us take for granted: affordable, reliable, and safe water. This book provides an independent assessment of water issues and water management in the United States, addressing emerging and persistent water challenges from the perspectives of science, public policy, environmental justice, economics, and law. With fascinating case studies and first-person accounts of what helps and hinders good water management, this is a clear-eyed look at what we need for a 21st century U.S. water policy.

Author : Jan A. Veltrop
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Barrages
ISBN : CORNELL:31924067467443

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The Role of Dams in the 21st Century by Jan A. Veltrop Pdf