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nincompoopon Jul 04, 2024 8:57am
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More information about the landslide
More information about the landslideIf the landslide expert is correct, and the rear escarpment is now in danger of collapse, obviously no one would be able to work on the pad until the danger was removed...I can't see how that could be done until the natural angle of repose is restored to the escarpement, by using explosives. That of course would result in huge tonnage falling directly onto the pad, possibly causing further landslide from the pad of existing ore, especially if the pad as suggested is already very unstable. So they will have gone one step forward and several steps back. But at least then they will be able to work directly on the pad. I just can't envisage a scenario where the Gov are going to let Victoria use that pad again without knowing 100% that the pad liner hasn't been damaged, and literally the only way to do that is remove all the ore on top, which in practice can't be done without damaging the rest of liner in the process. They are not going to allow millions of gallons of cyanide to be poured over a potentially damaged pad liner. So my guess is a complete clearing of the pad, re design to make the pad failsafe, with new relining...at incredible cost and time. I think it's becoming obvious now why management are silent.