Red Earth Engineering

How a Queensland flood disaster is reshaping mine levee and diversion drain design to cut maintenance headaches and boost long term performance

When a Queensland flood swallowed a dragline and left an underground portal 60 metres underwater, Wade Ludlow knew mine levee design had to change.

By Jamie Wade on September 19, 2025
Safety, Emergency Response, Efficiency, Process Improvement, Equipment Maintenance, Costs, Cost Control, Procurement Efficiency, ESG, Waste Management, Water and Air Quality Monitoring, Sustainable Practices, Mine Closure Planning, Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Crisis Management, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Case Studies
Australia, Queensland, Bowen Basin
Coal (Thermal and Metallurgical), Energy Minerals

GRP pipeline dives deep to decant smarter not harder powering tailings drainage with strength smarts and sensor-backed confidence

When mining operators are faced with the challenge of dewatering a live tailings storage facility (TSF) under 30 metres of cover, conventional engineering approaches often buckle under pressure - literally and figuratively.

By Jamie Wade on September 15, 2025
Efficiency, Process Improvement, Equipment Maintenance, ESG, Waste Management, Water and Air Quality Monitoring, Environmental Stewardship, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Case Studies
Australia, Queensland
Industrial Minerals, Aluminium/Bauxite

Scripts swing picks with you as AI automation helps tailings QA achieve a 92 percent productivity boost and frees engineers to focus on what matters

In the high-stakes world of tailings storage facility (TSF) construction, ensuring conformance to design and safety standards is a non-negotiable part of the job.

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Content By Jamie Wade on August 19, 2025
Safety, Efficiency, Process Improvement, Workflow Management, Costs, Cost Control, ESG, Reporting Requirements, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Mitigation
Australia
Base Metals

What lies beneath might surprise you as site characterisation gets a tailings-fuelled rethink driven by smarter tools sharper data and braver decisions

At the AusIMM 2025 Life of Mine - Mine Waste and Tailings Conference in Brisbane, a standout panel on site characterisation dug deep into the evolving challenges - and innovations - facing tailings engineers.

By Jamie Wade on July 30, 2025
Efficiency, Process Improvement, Workflow Management, ESG, Waste Management, Regulatory Adherence, Environmental Permits, Sustainable Practices, Mine Closure Planning, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Collaboration with Research Institutions, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Case Studies, Exploration, Geoscience data visualisation and analytics, Exploration technologies and methodologies
Australia, Queensland