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Getting a handle on tailings dams' earthquake risks

UNIVERSITY of New South Wales Sydney research that determines the properties of tailings dams and assesses their strength and stability during periods of high seismic activity will help miners reduce the risk of catastrophic tailings dam failure.

Lou Caruana
There are about 250 active tailings dams in Australia.

There are about 250 active tailings dams in Australia.

UNSW Sydney geotechnical engineering professor Adrian Russell said Australia was affected by an earthquake exceeding magnitude five or greater about once every six months, which was sufficient to cause...

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