Getting wind of weather changes for tailings safety

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TECHNOLOGY

The forecast tool transforming tailings management

Tailings dam failures such as that of Brumadinho spurred big changes in the industry

Tailings dam failures such as that of Brumadinho spurred big changes in the industry | Credits: Shutterstock

The risk of a tailings failure is intrinsically linked to the weather – but in times of unpredictable weather events, how can mining companies get accurate forecasts in time? This was the problem Upstream…

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