At Riskope we see impressive similarities between the fall of the Roman empire, asymmetrical attacks, and modern mining. The fall of the Roman empire, asymmetrical attacks The Western Roman empire, the one headquartered in Rome, was brought down little by little by the compounded effect of numerous factors and hazards. Among them we can cite: internal political problems, barbarian invasions, economic crises and finally, other demographic and social factors. The Eastern Roman Empire, i.e. the Byzantine extension, ended-up collapsing under…
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This “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the mining industry” blogpost looks at what constitutes a minimal requirement for a Risk Assessment applied to a mining orphan site in 2013. That occurred as a result of Public Hearings in the NWT. It then examines recent development in the field, welcoming the apparently general request for multidimensional consequence analyses. A bit of reminiscing For the reclamation of Giant Mine the MVREIB, an Environmental Review Board in Arctic Canada quoted the…
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We recently read an article stating that more automation will reduce the number of workers needed in the mining industry, like in many other industries. The advent of self-driving vehicles is calling for a societal paradigm shift comparable to last century’s industrial revolution. Of course we are referring to Elon Musk’s Tesla, Google self-driving cars and Mercedes Benz self-driving trucks. More automation will reduce the number of workers needed in the mining industry The advent, for example, of Komatsu’s Autonomous…
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