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Heads up folks! This vital experience is courtesy of Vale Base Metals (full reference at the end of the post). ⚠️ Seismic Risk: The Importance of Mapping Seismic Structures ⚠️ In deep mining, what we cannot see often poses the greatest risk. For example, in March 2022, a fault slip at Vale’s Coleman Mine occurred on an unmapped geological structure, and caused significant damage and highlighted a gap in seismic hazard assessments (Landry et al., 2024). Despite thorough geological reviews, this disrupting event happened on a previously unknown fault. This "blind spot" could have led to a catastrophic outcome. Source: Landry, D., Roy, J., Ramdass, N., Leite, A., & Shears, S. (2024). A case history of a major fault slip rockburst. Deep Mining 2024, 87-108. Australian Centre for Geomechanics. #UndergroundMining #MiningSafety #InnovationInMining