Transportation related mining accidents can be tricky due to their multiple aspects. In addition they often occur outside of the operation perimeter. In general, transport infrastructure is exposed to natural hazards as well as man-made hazards. Indeed, in a recently published study named “A global multi-hazard risk analysis of road and railway infrastructure assets” produced interesting results. “~27% of all global road and railway assets are exposed to at least one hazard and ~7.5% of all assets are exposed to…
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Consider Climate change risks and the Federal Reserve Bank a follow up to our blogpost entitled (Reporting climate risks). We read that the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco will reportedly host the first research conference focusing on climate change. We consider the UK actions in this field, the coalition of 30 central banks and this latest news as a tipping point in the climate change awareness. One that focuses on present, emerging, residual and latent risks. One that may lead…
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Real Estate Due Diligence vs. Risk Informed Decision Making stems out of reading a real estate deal due diligence guide by Jon Hegwood. The guide states that “the due diligence period is a formalized discovery window to confirm assumptions, identify potential hiccups, uncover unforeseen issues, and ultimately, determine the feasibility of a project. It’s the active mitigation of physical, financial and legal uncertainties”. Given that definition and our experience in large contracts, Mergers and Acquisition risk assessment it was inevitable that…
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Tailings Dam Management for the Twenty-First Century discusses a comprehensive approach to address the need to improve the: design of tailings dams, management and finally regulation of tailings management facilities. The aim is to explore what What Mining Companies Need to Know and Do to Thrive in Our Complex World. The book summary, ToC are available at https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030194468. Tailings Dam Management for the Twenty-First Century Tailings Dam Management for the Twenty-First Century discusses what the public seeks in terms of:…
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