Latin America mining

Rethinking tailings dam safety with a probability twist that outsmarts triggers and makes failure risk a calculated variable not a surprise outcome

When Alejo Sfriso, corporate consultant at SRK Consulting Argentina, stepped up to the podium at the Life of Mine | Mine Waste and Tailings 2025 conference in Brisbane, his message was as direct as it was disruptive: it’s time to leave deterministic factor-of-safety thinking behind.

Titan drills deep as gold climbs high and Hancock backs big copper bets in Ecuador's rising mining frontier

At the RIU Sydney Resources Round-up 2025, Titan Minerals Ltd revealed a resource growth story that's hard to ignore — a gold developer with copper upside, strong institutional backing, and a serious drilling campaign underway across multiple fronts in Ecuador.