Satellite Remote Sensing Blog

You may be aware of satellite technology solutions such as InSAR being deployed by mining companies to monitor and assess Tailings...

Introduction On February 13, 2024, a catastrophic landslide occurred at the Çöpler Gold Mine in Turkey's eastern Erzincan province...

Introduction On June 24, 2024, a catastrophic landslide occurred at the Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon, Canada. The failure, spanning...

Dawn broke over the small mining town of Jagersfontein in South Africa's Free State Province on September 11, 2022. For years, this...

In early December 2024, the Turmalina mine in Brazil was temporarily shut down after the failure of a nearby tailings dam engulfed part...

Many factors can cause a tailings dam to collapse from extreme weather to structural weakness, but what is the cost of a total failure?

Tailings dams are complex structures, subject to various environmental and operational challenges.