A resilience-based approach in managing the closure and abandonment of large mine tailing ponds

Komljenović, Dragan; Stojanović, Lazar; Malbašić, Vladimir; Lukić, Aleksandar

doi:10.1016/j.ijmst.2020.05.007

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“…The behavior of the mine tailings with respect to its chemical stability should be considered in two scenarios: (i) the operation stage and (ii) the post-closure stage of the tailings storage facility [ 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 ]. In the operation stage, fresh slurry is continuously deposited in the tailings storage facility; due to the process by which it is produced, this presents alkaline pH characteristics in the range of 9.0 to 11.0, which allows the acid solutions that may be produced in the tailings storage facility to be neutralized [ 2 , 12 ].…”

Section: Socio-environmental Impacts and Risks Generated By Mine Tail...mentioning

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Socio-Environmental Risks Linked with Mine Tailings Chemical Composition: Promoting Responsible and Safe Mine Tailings Management Considering Copper and Gold Mining Experiences from Chile and Peru

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Custodio

2023

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There is a need to define mine tailings in a clear, precise, multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and holistic manner, considering not only geotechnical and hydraulic concepts but also integrating environmental and geochemical aspects with implications for the sustainability of mining. This article corresponds to an independent study that answers questions concerning the definition of mine tailings and the socio-environmental risks linked with mine tailings chemical composition by examining the practical experience of industrial-scale copper and gold mining projects in Chile and Peru. Definitions of concepts and analysis of key aspects in the responsible management of mine tailings, such as characterization of metallic–metalloid components, non-metallic components, metallurgical reagents, and risk identification, among others, are presented. Implications of potential environmental impacts from the generation of acid rock drainage (ARD) in mine tailings are discussed. Finally, the article concludes that mine tailings are potentially toxic to both communities and the environment, and cannot be considered as inert and innocuous materials; thus, mine tailings require safe, controlled, and responsible management with the application of the most high management standards, use of the best available technologies (BATs), use of best applicable practices (BAPs), and implementation of the best environmental practices (BEPs) to avoid risk and potential socio-environmental impact due to accidents or failure of tailings storage facilities (TSFs).

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Section: Socio-environmental Impacts and Risks Generated By Mine Tail...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Socio-Environmental Risks Linked with Mine Tailings Chemical Composition: Promoting Responsible and Safe Mine Tailings Management Considering Copper and Gold Mining Experiences from Chile and Peru

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2023

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“…These data provide key characteristics of the reported incidents, including the failures derived from the 2010 mega-earthquake, engineering practices, and improvements in the regulatory framework that have allowed progressive improvements in the construction, operation, and closure of mines. In particular, these improvements refer to the fields of security and risk management, as well as to analyses performed after major disaster events [39].…”

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Building Resilient Communities: The Environmental Observatory for Mining Projects and Climate Change Indicators

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Public environmental information can improve industry performance, reduce environmental conflicts, and foster informed citizenship. The latter is directly linked to resilience because it is a “process that enables people to learn together, support experimentation, and increase the potential for (social and technological) innovation”. Importantly, the transparency and disclosure of environmental information alone do not have the desired impact; the general public may have access to information but not understand the content. It is necessary to reframe the technical language of information to reach broader stakeholder understanding. The Environmental Observatory for Mining Projects is an applied research project that aims to provide a public information access system for diverse stakeholders. It integrates data from various public services and makes them available to a variety of stakeholders, including the general public, through a web server and application that facilitate accessibility and understanding by using the co-creation methodology for public services. As a result of the project, the authors identified 25 indicators, six of which relate to climate change, including greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, air pollution, hazardous waste, and tailing deposit locations. These indicators are relevant for decision making through the combined knowledge of public policies, information priorities on the impacts and vulnerabilities of climate change, and more practical issues related to data availability. The authors conclude that environmental information systems must provide people with essential data, but that such information must also be understandable, manageable, comparable, and interoperable so as to promote access to crucial information for resilient communities.

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“…They concluded that this study has significant implications for academics and corporate managers in the context of India’s mandatory CSR laws, and also concluded that this method could be used as an innovative approach to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. 49 Komljenovic et al 50 proposed a flexibility-oriented approach when closing and releasing tailings from mining. They concluded that their approach could provide strong management for abandoned and shut mines, improvement of environmental safety and health, and the mine’s capital raising and development.…”

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A novel index for shearer system resilience in underground coal mines based on the operational environment

Norouzi Masir,

Ataei,

Sereshki

2024

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O:

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The use of resilience during the mining period by guaranteeing the safety and performance of the systems greatly helps the managers and engineers with their decision-making and designing different systems. During the last two decades, various studies have been conducted in this regard. However, the analysis of underground coal mining systems’ resilience has been rarely addressed by these studies. The present study aims to provide a quantitative index for resilience in the environment of underground coal mining operations based on the risk factors. To do so, in a case study of Tabas Mechanized Coal Mine, the Failure of shearer data and the stoppages caused by it (for 2 years and a half, from March 2017 to June 2019) were studied to analyze the system’s resilience. Then, the experts were surveyed. After collecting and categorizing the data, the data analysis calculations were done for indicators of reliability, maintainability, supportability, organizational resilience, PHM system efficiency, and economic resilience. Finally, a new quantitative index named the “Shearer System Resilience Index” was introduced. The results indicated that resilience is reduced over time. They also shows that in order to improve resilience, project managers should pay more attention to these indicators, especially the indicators of maintainability, and organizational resilience. Therefore, regarding the scope of the data investigated in the current study, the use of Failure of Shearer data-based risk factors and experts’ opinions for the analysis of resilience in the case study is strongly recommended.

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A resilience-based approach in managing the closure and abandonment of large mine tailing ponds

Cited by 42 publications

References 34 publications

Socio-Environmental Risks Linked with Mine Tailings Chemical Composition: Promoting Responsible and Safe Mine Tailings Management Considering Copper and Gold Mining Experiences from Chile and Peru

Socio-Environmental Risks Linked with Mine Tailings Chemical Composition: Promoting Responsible and Safe Mine Tailings Management Considering Copper and Gold Mining Experiences from Chile and Peru

Building Resilient Communities: The Environmental Observatory for Mining Projects and Climate Change Indicators

A novel index for shearer system resilience in underground coal mines based on the operational environment

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