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Satellite remote sensing for effective monitoring of tailings storage
Tailings storage facilities are very complex structures that are intended to work in harmony with the environment throughout the life of mine and beyond. In recent years, that delicate balance with the environment has been shattered along with public confidence in the mining sector. Failures of tailings storage facilities are becoming all too common: from the Padcal mine, Philippines to Mount Polley, Canada, to the catastrophic failure at Samarco in Brazil, which unfortunately caused significant loss of life and widespread environmental damage. These failures have been widely reported, studied and analyzed. According to statistics generated during the Mount Polley breach review, the Independent Expert Engineering Investigation and Review Panel stated: If the inventory of active tailings dams in the province remains unchanged, and performance in the future reflects that in the past, then on average, there will be two failures every 10 years and six every 30. As a recognized leader in radar technology, MDA has developed Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar algorithms capable of detecting subtle ground movement with survey grade accuracy, measured to within millimeters.
Satellite remote sensing for effective monitoring of tailings storage
Tailings storage facilities are very complex structures that are intended to work in harmony with the environment throughout the life of mine and beyond. In recent years, that delicate balance with the environment has been shattered along with public confidence in the mining sector. Failures of tailings storage facilities are becoming all too common: from the Padcal mine, Philippines to Mount Polley, Canada, to the catastrophic failure at Samarco in Brazil, which unfortunately caused significant loss of life and widespread environmental damage. These failures have been widely reported, studied and analyzed. According to statistics generated during the Mount Polley breach review, the Independent Expert Engineering Investigation and Review Panel stated: If the inventory of active tailings dams in the province remains unchanged, and performance in the future reflects that in the past, then on average, there will be two failures every 10 years and six every 30. As a recognized leader in radar technology, MDA has developed Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar algorithms capable of detecting subtle ground movement with survey grade accuracy, measured to within millimeters.
Satellite remote sensing for effective monitoring of tailings storage
Morin, Roger (author)
2016
Article (Journal)
English
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