Risk

By its nature, rock engineering is subject to a great deal of uncertainty and variability, which needs to be taken into account in the design process and in the management of rock-related risks. Variability is a property of nature and is a measure of the change in rock mass Read more... about Dealing with uncertainty and risk in rock engineering design

While operational mines usually have the necessary environmental and social approvals and permits, many struggle to keep on top of accompanying compliance obligations, which can number in the hundreds, even thousands, and be impracticable. This is important to rectify as industry incidents lead Read more... about A commitment too far? - World Risk Report

Purpose of Risk Based Design

• Cater for the inherent variability in rock mass conditions
• To address uncertainty
• To apply engineering judgement
• To enable decisions to made based on the level of risk to the operation
• Risk =

This presentation summarizes a talk given during the inaugural workshop of the Cave Mining Forum.

This presentation will provide a brief overview of automation in the mining industry; in particular, its application to cave mining Read more... about Automation or Not?

Mining can have a wide range of impacts on the physical, social and economic environments and it has become an essential requirement for new projects to fully investigate these prior to commencement of operation. Environmental Baseline Assessments (EBAs) characterise the existing environment in Read more... about Geochemical Inputs to Risk Based Environmental Baseline Assessment

Fiona Cessford outlines key environmental and social risks that finance-seeking companies should consider early on in their project development timeline. Read more... about Managing Social and Environmental Risk

The potential for mudrushes is a potential hazard that should be evaluated during cave mining studies. Mudrushes are a phenomenon that can have very different origins, but produce the same results: injury, loss of life, damage to property, excess dilution, production delays, or mine closure. Read more... about Mudrush Risk Evaluation