Monthly Archives: June 2017

AS METALLIC MINING ENTERS ALL NEW ERA OF UN MAPPED DIMENSIONS AND OUTCOMES FATE OF SOME 30% OF ALL “ACTIVE” MINES NEVER VIABLE OR PRESENTLY NOT VIABLE ACCRUING PORTFOLIO OF PUBLIC RISK HANGS UNEXAMINED AND UNADDRESSED

Posted on June 27, 2017 by lindsaynewlandbowker

In the shadow of the “supercycle”,[1] and propelled by its dysfunctional economic dynamics, risk and public liability from mine tailings storage facility (TSF) failures have reached all-time highs. The annual failure rate for significant TSF events has escalated from a 50-year … Continue reading →

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Root Causes of Tailings Dam Overtopping: The Economics of Risk & Consequence

Posted on June 16, 2017 by lindsaynewlandbowker

Root Causes of Tailings Dam Overtopping: The Economics of Risk & Consequence Lindsay Newland Bowker1 and David M. Chambers2 1Bowker Associates Science & Research in the Public Interest 15 Cove Meadow Rd Stonington, Maine 04681 USA lindsaynewlandbowker@gmail.com 2Center for Science … Continue reading →

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