28 September 2018 08:25 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Reports suggest that there has been yet another mining landslide in Hpakant, Myanmar. In the last 4 years over 800 people have died in mining landslides there
Tags: Burma, featured, Jade, mining, Myanmar, SE. Asia
24 September 2018 07:05 in landslide report by Dave Petley
In the aftermath of the Cebu landslide in the Philippines, which killed about 90 people, there is now a discussion as to whether mining should be banned
Tags: features, mining, philippines, quarrying, SE. Asia
21 September 2018 06:19 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Naga City landslide: yesterday an enormous mining-induced landslide occurred in Cebu in the Philippines, killing 21 people and leaving 74 missing
Tags: featured, landslide report, landslide video, mining, philippine, Planet Labs, SE. Asia
4 January 2018 07:37 in Review of a paper by Dave Petley
In a paper just published in the journal Landslides, Gauthier et al. 2017 use a 3D reconstruction to estimate that the tsunamigenic June 2017 Karrat Fjord rock avalanche in Greenland had a volume of 58 million cubic metres.
Tags: featured, Greenland, landslide report, paper, research, rockslide, tsunami
12 June 2017 06:56 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On Saturday, an 80 million cubic metre landslide occurred at Anargyroi in Greece as a result of the collapse of the slopes bordering a lignite mine
Tags: coal, Europe, featured, Greece, landslide report, mine, mining
8 May 2016 09:01 in landslide report by Dave Petley
This weekend there have been two deadly landslides that repeat familiar themes: one was associated with mining in Burma (Myanmar) and the other with the construction of facilities to generate hydroelectric power in China
Tags: Burma, china, East Asia, featured, hydroelectric, Jade, landslide report, mining, Myanmar, SE. Asia
12 August 2015 15:50 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Early on Wednesday morning a major landslide at a vanadium mine in Shanyang County in Shaanxi Province China killed about 60 people. This is the latest in a long catalogue of mining-related landslides in China. Such disasters should be avoidable with proper slope management.
Tags: china, East Asia, featured, landslide report, mine, mining
10 July 2014 07:46 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Xinhua and other agencies have released images of the Shawa mudslide, Yunnan Province, which killed 17 people. It appears to be another mining-related slide.
Tags: china, featured, landslide report, mining, mudslide
26 September 2013 08:22 in landslide costs by Dave Petley
Two recent examples, from Brazil and Utah, demonstrate the potentially enormous financial impacts of landslides on the mining industry
Tags: brazil, featured, landslide costs, mine, mining, quarry, USA
17 April 2013 16:35 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Three analyses are now available about the mining-induced landslide in Tibet on 29th March, which shed light on the event
Tags: china, featured, landslide report, mine, mining, tibet
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