Geophysical Monitoring for Stability Assessment of Integrated Mine Waste Storage Facility

Abstract

Assessing the stability of integrated mine waste storage facilities is crucial for ensuring the safety and sustainability of mining operations. These facilities often consist of various components such as tailings dams, waste rock dumps, and water management structures. Implementing reliable monitoring systems is crucial for early detection of potential stability issues.To ensure a comprehensive and robust evaluation of mine waste storage facility regular reviews and updates to the stability assessment should be conducted throughout the lifecycle of the facility to account for changes in operating conditions and external factors. Monitoring technques such as geophysical methods can provide valuable information on factors such as slope movements, deformation behavior and physical properties of the materials in the facility. This knowledge is essential for conducting risk assessments, helps in identifying potential hazards and evaluating the associated risks. This involves considering factors such as long-term climatic changes, aging infrastructure, and evolving site conditions over the facility's lifespan.

Keywords

• Mine waste
• Geophysics
• Electrical tomography
• Monitoring

References

1. Tomova, M. & Kisyov, A. (2024). Geophysical monitoring for stability assessment of integrated mine waste storage facility. The Eurasia Proceedings of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (EPSTEM), 29, 22-27.