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NZ Landslide – Agency Rejected Recommended Monitoring

March 7, 2018 rockman Failures, News Comments Off on NZ Landslide – Agency Rejected Recommended Monitoring

An article by the NZ Herald reports that recommendations for slope monitoring and early warning made by a geotechnical consulting firm in a report 2 years before the initial failure were not adopted by Auckland Transport.  The […]

Haul trucks damaged by the landslide toe at Bingham Canyon Mine, UT April 2013.
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Is the Bingham Canyon copper mine landslide the most expensive single mass movement in history?

April 21, 2013 rockman Failures Comments Off on Is the Bingham Canyon copper mine landslide the most expensive single mass movement in history?

Dr. Dave has some financial analysis of the Bingham Canyon Mine Landslide in Utah. His interpretation of some of the financial data being thrown around is a financial loss of $770M, ouch! [Source: Read the […]

Water sluice down at Three Gorges Dam, central China's Hubei Province, July 28, 2010
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China Flooding and Landslides – Three Gorges Dam Being Tested

August 3, 2010 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on China Flooding and Landslides – Three Gorges Dam Being Tested

China has been getting pounded recently by heavy rains and flooding. Here are a few stories I’ve come across in this department. Three Gorges Dam flooding turns deadly; dozens missing in China – Source: CSMonitor.com […]