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mdjbrownon Jul 07, 2024 9:00pm
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RE:RE:Silver lining? Only approx 2% haz material left containment
RE:RE:Silver lining? Only approx 2% haz material left containment100% crazy. If the liner is damaged, that would be a much bigger issue.
I assume this slide has demonstrated that the embankment needs to be much higher, but better now than after phase 2 and 3 is developed, as a slide of this magnatude X3 could have been catastrophic.
Not sure if this is even possible, but if there was a chance of adding height and reinforcement to the embankment whether that is reinforced concrete or blocks, could the overhang then be released down the slope after volume calculations are undertaken by the engineers?
Solves two issues as material is saved in the HLP for leaching, and the safety of those onsite is protected.
It appears all the infrastructure to pour gold is still intact, so if the sumps and liner is not comprimised, not sure why it would take that long to start pouring gold after the environmental issuesare dealt with.
Stacking operations would have to be put on hold for a while, but they could commence gold production with the leached ore already in the basin which would bring in much needed cash flow.
Lets not forget, VG built that huge mountain of ore through years of stacking, so surely it could be done again with the education learned through this slide.
Maybe less slope, but who knows....
Dare to dream ..........