10 voices comment on the risk of maintaining Status Quo in Tailings Management. Recently CIM-Magazine interviewed Riskope on the subject of Tailings Dams failures. The conversation took place in the aftermath of Mount Polley incident. At the time of the interview the Samarco disaster in Brazil had still yet to come. 10 voices comment on the risk of maintaining Status Quo in Tailings Management. In that paper ten experts freely comment on Mount Polley and other mining projects, with special…
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Mount Polley Discussion. Closure. So, a lot has been said, a lot will be saidon the Mount Polley Discussion. Closure., and written (here and here ). But for the moment, let’s try to close the discussion with a figure we have been using in our courses on Risk and Crisis Management for over a decade. It shows Risk Reduction vs. Investment in mitigation, acceptable levels and development of public outcry in case of accidents. No Laws, codes stipulate the acceptable…
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Special Issue: Mount Polley, B.C., Tailings Dam Breach, Aug. 4th 2014 We have read public information about the tailings dam accident Special Issue: Mount Polley, B.C., Tailings Dam Breach, Aug. 4th 2014 Of course, official inquiries will define causes and responsibilities. What we intend to do with this note is to rationally discuss a few concepts linked to this event. It seems that, like usual, in the aftermath of a catastrophe, numerous voices raise out of emotional and sometimes irrational perceptions.…
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