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5 months ago

Governance

From requirement to field: how to implement GISTM to truly reduce risk.

Implementing GISTM is not about fulfilling a documentation requirement. It's about transforming risk into decision, with critical controls, actionable triggers, and real governance…

5 months ago

Geotechnics

Filters and drains: criteria, common mistakes, and how to audit a completed project.

Filters and drains are critical safety assets. See criteria, common errors, and how to audit the completed work with evidence…

5 months ago

Risk

Internal erosion and piping in mining structures: early signs and responses.

Internal erosion and piping are critical and silent mechanisms. Learn about early signs, triggers, and operational responses to reduce structural risk.

5 months ago

Governance

EoR in practice in medium-sized companies: from appointment to auditable governance.

How to structure Enterprise Governance (EoR) in practice in medium-sized companies, transforming formal appointments into auditable technical governance and traceable decisions.

5 months ago

Geotechnics

Blasting and blast damage: real impacts on slope stability and total cost.

Blast damage directly impacts the stability, safety, and overall cost of a slope. Understand why the slope…

5 months ago

Governance

Pits and slopes under pressure: critical triggers and decision governance.

Water, anisotropy, and blasting act as critical triggers in open-pit mining. Decision governance is the factor that separates control…

5 months ago

Governance

Geotechnical data QA/QC: how to reduce risk

Geotechnical data QA/QC is an essential safety barrier to support technical decisions, operational triggers, and risk governance.

5 months ago

Geotechnics

Geotechnical parameters in tailings and fines: from the laboratory to the decision-making process.

The selection of geotechnical parameters in tailings and fines requires governance, expertise, and connection to operational decisions, not just single values…

5 months ago

Geotechnics

Kinematics of rock slopes: from rapid screening to defensible decision-making.

The kinematics of rock slopes is a critical preventive control that avoids false approvals and supports defensible operational decisions.

5 months ago

Governance

Probabilistic stability analysis: how to communicate risk without hiding uncertainty.

Probabilistic analysis allows for the transparent communication of geotechnical risk, highlighting uncertainties and supporting operational and governance decisions.

5 months ago

Geotechnics

Water in Fractured Rock: Why a "zero" piezometer reading doesn't mean a safe slope.

In fractured rock slopes, low piezometric readings can mask critical pressures due to connectivity and transient recharge.

5 months ago

Geotechnics

Geometric adhesion and Catch Benches as a safety barrier: the impact of maintenance on risk reduction.

The loss of geometric grip on catch benches compromises a critical safety barrier and transforms cumulative degradation into a risk…

5 months ago

Geotechnics

Filtered reject / Stacking: Operational variability, moisture and stability

The stability of filtered tailings stockpiles depends on controlling operational variability, moisture, and execution discipline…

5 months ago

Geotechnics

When to use Limit Equilibrium, Numerical Equilibrium, or DEM: a selection guide in geotechnical modeling.

Technical guide for selecting Limit Equilibrium, numerical methods or DEM in geotechnical modeling, focusing on decision-making, uncertainty and governance.

5 months ago

Governance

2025: When governance matures in structure, but operational reality still determines the outcome.

By 2025, formal governance had evolved in mining, but recurring operational failures showed that structure without execution still decides the outcome…

5 months ago

Governance

2025 – Dams and the test that governance has not yet passed.

An analysis of dam accidents and incidents in 2025 and what they reveal about the gap between governance…

5 months ago

Geotechnics

Emotional stability and decision-making in mining: a critical risk management factor.

Emotional stability as a critical factor in decision-making and risk management in mining, in addition to models…

6 months ago

Geotechnics

Closure of TSFs with Filtered Piles, Dry Covers and Erosion Control: Literature Trends and Design Challenges

Trends and challenges in closing landfill sites with filtered piles, dry covers, and long-term erosion control.

6 months ago

Geotechnics

Water Management in the Face of Extreme Rainfall and Climate Change

How should water management in tailings ponds and stockpiles evolve in the face of extreme rainfall and climate change in mining?

6 months ago

Geotechnics

Liquefaction in Co-disposal Piles: The Grey Zone Between Waste and Waste Piles and TSF

How can liquefaction occur in co-disposition stacks, and why do these structures operate in the gray zone between stacks?

6 months ago

Geotechnics

Designing Waste Rock Piles on Slopes: Lessons from Recent International Cases

Lessons from international case studies on the design and management of tailings piles on slopes and their impacts on geotechnical risk.

6 months ago

Geotechnics

Probabilistic Stability Analysis of Stacks: How to Translate Safety Factor into Risk Language

How probabilistic analyses translate safety factors into probability of failure and support risk decisions in mining stockpiles.

6 months ago

Mining

Reuse and Reprocessing of Mining Waste – From Geotechnical Liability to a Structuring Lever of Value

How the reuse and reprocessing of tailings can reduce geotechnical risk and create strategic value in mining.

6 months ago

Geotechnics

From Prospecting to Post-Closure: Geotechnics as a Continuous Line, Not as a Point-in-Time Project

Why should geotechnical engineering be treated as a continuous line throughout the life cycle of a mine, a project…?

6 months ago

Geotechnics

Static Liquefaction in Waste: What Has Changed From 2020 to 2025

What has changed in the assessment of static liquefaction in tailings between 2020 and 2025, and how does this impact decisions regarding…

6 months ago

Rejects

Large-Scale Filtered Tailings: Geotechnical Conditions

Technical analysis of large-scale filtered tailings, their geotechnical constraints, real risks, and decision criteria in mining.

6 months ago

Dams

From Data to Decision: Limits and Potential of INSAR in Tailings Dam Management

A technical analysis of the limitations and potential of InSAR in tailings dam management, integrating monitoring, governance…

6 months ago

Dams

Governance of Containment Structures: How International Lessons Are Redefining the Standard

How international learnings and GISTM are redefining the governance of dams, tailings dams, and dikes in Brazil, raising the standard…

9 months ago

Geotechnics

BIM, Digital Twins and Risk Management for Resilience in Geotechnical Mining Projects

How BIM and Digital Twins strengthen resilience and safety in geotechnical mining projects.

9 months ago

Dams

Resilience in Hydraulic Works: Future Engineering, Risk and Safety

Understand how to apply resilience to hydraulic projects to ensure safety, efficiency, and sustainability in the face of extreme events.

9 months ago

Geotechnics

Resilience in Linear Infrastructures: An Integrated Approach to Risk, Safety and Sustainability

Learn how to apply resilience to highways, railways, and transmission lines, strengthening safety, efficiency, and sustainability.

9 months ago

Dams

Rainy Season Plan: Preventive Management and Integrated Risk Management

Discover how the Rainy Season Plan strengthens safety in dams and mining structures with preventive management of…

9 months ago

Geotechnics

Geotechnics in Linear Infrastructures: From Risk to Sustainable Value Creation

Discover how geotechnical engineering in linear infrastructure reduces risk, increases resilience, and generates sustainable value.

9 months ago

Geotechnics

Drainage in Waste Rock and Tailings Piles: Technical Applicability and Anomaly Prevention

Understand how drainage ensures stability in waste rock and tailings piles, preventing anomalies and geotechnical failures.

9 months ago

Geotechnics

[Article 05 of 05] The Mining Supply Chain: Mine Closure, Environmental Rehabilitation, and Sustainable Innovation

Understand how mine closure, environmental rehabilitation, and sustainable innovation ensure safety and a future for mining.

9 months ago

Geotechnics

[Article 04 of 05] The Mining Production Chain: Processing, Transportation and Tailings Management – Efficiency, Risks and Sustainability

Learn how processing, transportation, and tailings management impact risks, efficiency, and sustainability in mining.

9 months ago

Geotechnics

[Article 03 of 05] The Mining Production Chain: Planning, Mine Design and Mining – Strategy, Risks and Operation

Discover how planning and mining impact safety, costs, and sustainability in the mining production chain.

9 months ago

Geotechnics

[Article 02 of 05] The Mining Production Chain: Prospecting, Mineral Research and Environmental Licensing

Learn about the risks and importance of mineral prospecting and environmental licensing in the mining production chain.

9 months ago

Geotechnics

[Article 01 of 05] The Mining Production Chain: Integration, Risks and Sustainability

Understand how risks, innovation, and sustainability impact the mining production chain in an integrated manner.

9 months ago

Rules

Technical Criteria for Identifying Unbelievable Scenarios in Hypothetical Breakups

Learn how to identify unreliable scenarios in rupture studies and understand the role of the ALARP concept in…

9 months ago

Geotechnics

Piping in Dams: Between Modeling of Rupture Studies and Geotechnical Mechanisms

Understand how piping in dams is treated in geotechnical engineering and hypothetical rupture studies, ensuring consistent and…

9 months ago

Geotechnics

Influence of Rockfill Erodibility on Breccia Formation

Discover how rockfill erodibility influences breach formation and hypothetical dam failure scenarios.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

Geotechnical monitoring and seepage assessment: Reliability, methods and levels of control in critical structures

Learn how geotechnical monitoring and seepage assessment ensure safety and reliability in dams and critical structures.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

Risk Management in Mining: Why Geotechnical Criteria Are the Foundation of Operational Safety

Understand why geotechnical criteria are fundamental for risk management and operational safety in mining.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

Integration between mine planning and geotechnics: Foundation for safe and efficient mining operations

Discover how the integration of mine planning and geotechnical engineering is essential for safe, efficient, and sustainable mining operations.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

Integrating field and laboratory data into geotechnical models: A cornerstone for reliable analysis

Learn why integrating field and laboratory data is crucial for reliable geotechnical models and confident decisions.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

Geotechnics and Geology: the essential connection behind stability

See how the integration between geotechnics and geology is fundamental to the safety and performance of engineering projects.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

Interaction between Geotechnical Structures: The Basis for Safe, Efficient and Sustainable Mining

Discover how the interaction between geotechnical structures ensures safety, efficiency, and sustainability in modern mining.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

Engineering of Record (EoR): Pillar of Geotechnical Governance in Critical Projects

Understand the strategic role of the Engineer of Record (EoR) in the safety and governance of critical structures in mining and infrastructure.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

Introduction to the Classification of Rock Masses

Learn how rock mass classification (RMR, Q-System, GSI) impacts geotechnical projects and the safety of rock works.

11 months ago

Rejects

The influence of waste rock piles on the operational performance of mining companies

Understand how waste rock piles impact the operational and financial performance of mining companies, according to standards and best practices.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

The Importance of Geotechnical Monitoring in Critical Structures

Understand why geotechnical monitoring is vital to the safety and efficiency of structures such as dams and slopes.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for Adverse Geotechnical Conditions

Learn how to structure an efficient PAE to face adverse geotechnical conditions and ensure operational safety.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

Mine Closure: Stability, Sustainability and Legacy

Plan mine closure with geotechnical stability, environmental rehabilitation and social engagement for a positive legacy.

11 months ago

Geotechnics

Tailings piles in tropical environments: Risks, evidence and good practices to avoid liquefaction

Understand the risks of liquefaction in tailings piles in tropical environments and learn about good practices to ensure geotechnical safety.

11 months ago

Dams

Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) applied to dams: Risk governance, international practices and lessons learned

Discover how a solid Emergency Action Plan (EAP) protects lives and the environment, with cases from Oroville, Fundão and good…

12 months ago

Training

The Engineer of Record in the International Context: Guidelines, Responsibilities and Regulatory Perspectives

Understand the role of the engineer of record in the international scenario, their responsibilities and the guidelines that guide practices and regulations…

12 months ago

Dams

Dam Safety: Accountability, Governance and Global Best Practices

Discover why dam safety goes beyond legislation and requires governance, technical responsibility and international best practices.

12 months ago

Dams

The evolution of dam classification in Brazil

See how Brazilian legislation transformed the classification of dams, integrating risk, potential damage and governance to protect lives and…

12 months ago

Dams

Fundamentals, structure and technical approaches of dam classification systems in the world

Find out how Brazil, the USA, Canada, Australia and other countries classify dams, what criteria they use and why this is vital…

12 months ago

Rejects

Tailings piles: Integration between geotechnics, hydrogeology and liability

Discover why hydrogeological control and drainage systems are vital for the stability of tailings piles and the…

12 months ago

Training

The importance of a qualified geotechnical professional in the declaration of mineral resources and reserves

Understand why having a qualified geotechnical professional is crucial for the accuracy, credibility and global acceptance of…

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