Sea to Sky Highway Landslide
Failures
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 […]
Geologic Hazards
Landslide on Quick Clay near Montreal, Quebec, Canada
What was initially reported in the media as a sinkhole in the area of St. Jude, Quebec, northeast of Montreal, appears to be a landslide caused by so called quick clay. This particular formation, the […]
Geologic Hazards
A 1-Minute ‘Rock Avalanche’ 4,800 Years Ago In Zion National Park
Imagine the scene 4,800 years ago when a rock avalanche nearly 2 km long buried much of the Zion Valley in a matter of 90 seconds, creating a dam on the Virgin River that flooded […]
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I need more info on Alberta Creek Landslide on Feb 11th 1983, where two boys lost their lives. The anniversary is coming up and I would like to post a tribute to them for their family and friends. Can anyone help me out…. PLEASE!!