The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. At 13:12 local time on 22 February 2023, a large landslide occurred at the Xinjing open-pit coal mine in Inner Mongolia. The failure killed 53 people and injured a further 6 individuals. […]
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Beneath Greenland, Insights for Energy Transitions and Climate Models
Emerging consensus on the structure and dynamics of Greenland’s lithosphere may help improve forecasts of climate and sea level change and develop solutions for sustainable resource use.
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Another tailings landslide in Hpakant, Myanmar
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Landslides in the jade mining area of Hpakant in Myanmar have been a regular theme of this blog over the years. This is a mining area on an epic scale, but it […]
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Nevada tiene montones de litio. Esta es la razón.
Nevada se está convirtiendo en un gran productor de litio, gracias a la topografía, el clima y la serendipia geológica.
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A Major Miner Problem
Economic geology, mining, and mineral resources programs are working to meet the needs of an industry that’s struggling to find employees—at a time when some say they’re needed more than ever.
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Digging Deep
Surging demand for lithium and other elements is redefining the relationship between the geosciences and the mining industry.
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Diverse Seismic Response in Hectometer-Scale Fracture System
An underground experiment with multi-stage stimulations reveals diverse seismic responses within a complex hectometer-scale fracture network, shedding light on induced seismicity behaviors at field scale.
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The 7 December 2024 mine waste landslide at Turmalina Mine in Brazil
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 7 December 2024 a major landslide occurred in a mine waste pile at the Turmalina Mine in Brazil. The operator, Jaguar Mining, has put out a press release that provides a […]
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A new coal waste landslide at Cwmtillery in South Wales
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In Wales, Storm Bert brought extremely heavy rainfall over the weekend, triggering extensive flooding and a number of landslides. The most serious failure appears to have occurred at Cwmtillery in Blaenau Gwent, […]
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Nevada Has Loads of Lithium. Here’s Why.
Nevada is becoming a major producer of lithium, thanks to topography, climate, and geologic serendipity.