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12 April 2018
Candelaria mine: a large rockslide in October 2017
In October 2017 a large rockslide occurred at the Candelaria mine in Chile, reducing production by about 20%. Planet Labs imagery captures the aftermath of this large wedge failure
21 March 2018
Planet Labs image of the Mae Moh mine landslide
Planet Labs have now captured an image of the very large Mae Moh mine landslide in Thailand, which happened last Saturday
12 March 2018
Cadia Gold Mine – another tailings dam failure
On Friday a significant tailings dam failure occurred at the Cadia gold mine in Australia, causing production to be stopped. Fortunately, to date no release of tailings beyond the boundaries of the mine has occurred.
26 February 2018
First reports of significant landslides from the Mw=7.5 earthquake in Papua New Guinea
First reports of landslides triggered by the Mw=7.5 earthquake in Papua New Guinea. Significant slides have been reported at the Ok Tedi mine, 210 km from the epicentre
8 February 2018
Predicting failure using ground-based radar and INSAR
In a new paper in Engineering Geology, Carla et al (2018) demonstrate how a combination of ground-based radar and INSAR could have been used to predict a major landslide in a copper mine
17 October 2017
The Bellavista heap leach gold mine landslide in 2007
In October 2007 a 35 million cubic metre landslide closed the Bellavista heap leach gold mine in Costa Rica, with resulting costs of over $100 million
7 July 2017
Mishor Rotem – another tailings dam failure, this time in Israel
On 30th June a major tailings dam failure occurred at Mishor Rotem in Israel, releasing 100,000 cubic metres of polluted sludge down a key watercourse
13 June 2017
The Amyntaiou lignite mine landslide in Greece: more information
More information has emerged about the 80 million cubic metre Amyntaiou landslide in a lignite mine in northern Greece on Saturday
12 June 2017
Anargyroi: an 80 million cubic metre mining-induced landslide in Greece this weekend
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
12 May 2017
The 2013 Bingham Canyon mine failure: insights into the giant Manefay landslide
Brad Ross, a mining engineer, has provided extensive insights into the events leading up to the vast Manefay landslide at the Bingham Canyon mine in 2013
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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