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Centralising tailings dam management

Awareness of tailings dams has risen dramatically in the public consciousness in recent months, with a series of high-profile disasters making the headlines across the world. This has concentrated the mining industry’s collective mind on the issue, to the extent that tailings dams are now often the first item on the agenda for CEOs on investor calls.

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Detecting tailings dam leaks quickly and reliably could be a boon for miners

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But as anyone involved in the mining industry knows, managing tailings dams safely and efficiently is a long-standing challenge, and despite efforts to drive improvements, tailings management isn't drastically different today than it was 20 years ago.

Mining companies have typically relied on manual processes to collect data from their tailings dams, using either handheld instruments or simple sensors connected to data loggers on site ….

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