Study to analyse and survey the social aspects of closing the client’s mine site to identify the key issues to be addressed in the closure planning process and a proposed work plan.
Client: BHP Minerals Americas
Nigel Wight presents research on the El Cobre tragedy at Tailings 2026 Congress
At Chile’s most important conference on tailings, the SMI Chile researcher presented findings on what can be learned from the memory of the disaster that struck the El Soldado mine in 1965. “What Remains: Disaster Risk and Emergency Preparedness in a Chilean Mining...
