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Senate Passes Bill to Address Abandoned Hardrock Mining Sites
- May, 07, 2024
- Mining Engineering Geology Forensic Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams News On Projects / Industry Geology Highlights Other News
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In a significant legislative move, the U.S. Senate has passed the bipartisan Legacy Mine Cleanup Act to address the widespread issue of abandoned hardrock mining sites, which pose serious threats to...
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Major landslide in eastern Turkey: 9 goldminers are missing
- Feb, 13, 2024
- Mining Landslides Slope Stability General Civil Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Authorities reported that a landslide struck a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday 13th of February, at 14:28 local time (11:28 GMT), resulting in the disappearance of nine miners. Footage from th...
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103 new geotechnical engineering software added to DCOdes
- Sep, 22, 2023
- Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Foundation Design / Construction Other Geotechnical Data Management Mining
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
103 new software regarding geotechnical engineering, many of which are available for free, have been added to DCOdes. They include solutions for mining, data management, site and laboratory investig...
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Potentially world’s largest known lithium deposit discovered in the US
- Aug, 30, 2023
- Energy Geotechnics Energy Engineering Sustainable Development Mining Other Geotechnical General Civil Geology Highlights News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Nevada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new study published on August 30, suggests that the world's largest lithium reserve could be located in the McDermitt caldera, inside an extinct volcano, between Nevada and Oregon in the US. Lithi...
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Myanmar landslide causes mining disaster
- Aug, 22, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Mining Other Geotechnical
- Myanmar [Burma]
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide occurred at a jade mine in northern Myanmar on Sunday, August 13, after intense rain in the area. The mine where the event occurred is located near the Manna village of Hpakant, about 950...
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Landslide hits workers’ dormitory in China’s Sichuan province
- Jun, 09, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Mining Other Geotechnical
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide occurred in the Yongsheng township of the Sichuan province in China, in the early morning hours of June 4. A worker’s dormitory was hit in the event and resulted in 19 fatalities, all of...
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How abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries
- May, 29, 2023
- Energy Geotechnics Tunneling Underground Structures Green Infrastructure Mining Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new study proposes that abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries and store excess energy from renewable sources. The study was led by the International Institute for Applied System Analy...
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Illegal mine collapse in Rwanda’s Huye district followed by landslides
- Apr, 19, 2023
- Mining Underground Structures Underground Structures Landslides Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Rwanda, Butare
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An illegal mine collapsed in the Kinazi sector of Huye district, Rwanda, on April 19. Furthermore, six workers were trapped inside the 80-meter deep collapsed mine, three of whom are senior six stu...
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ADONIS: A Free Finite Element Software for Geo-Engineers
- Mar, 21, 2023
- General Finite Element Programs Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Tunneling Other Geotechnical Mining Soil Mechanics Visualization General Civil General Civil General Civil
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
ADONIS is a Free Finite Element Software for Geo-Engineers. It is an easy-to-use tool for modelling and computational simulation of geotechnical problems, including linear and nonlinear analysis me...
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Classroom swallowed by sinkhole in Zimbabwe
- Mar, 16, 2023
- Tunneling Tunneling In Soils General Civil Other Geotechnical Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Zimbabwe, Kwekwe
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A sinkhole appeared under a primary school classroom in the city of Kwekwe, Zimbabwe on Thursday, March 16. The sinkhole was attributed, by the ZimLive news outlet of Zimbabwe, to illegal mining act...
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