14.6 How, Who, How Often?
213
• “Ensure any project assessment or expansion publishes all externalized costs,
with an independent life-of-mine sustainability cost-benefit analysis.” Including,
of course the risks.
• “Require detailed and ongoing evaluations of potential failure modes, residual
risks and perpetual management costs of tailings storage facilities.”
• “Reduce risk of dam failure by providing independent expert oversight” done by
independent risk assessor to maintain good and unbiased oversight. This will “Ensure best practice in tailings management, monitoring and rehabilitation” (Roche
et al. 2017).
BENEFIT/VALUE: The independent risk assessor will ensure a drastic reduction of
conflict of interest and the delivery of unbiased risk reports. Space or drone Observation and a transparent risk platform as described earlier will deliver to the independent
risk assessor unbiased data interpreted using auditable rules, transparent risk registers. All requirements of UNEP will be met.
14.6.3 How Often Should a Residual Risk Assessment Be
Performed?
Ideally, a residual risk assessment should be performed every time the conditions
change. Conditions can range from weather patterns to managerial changes. Of
course, any addition/alteration to the overall system should also trigger an update.
We have experienced that situations oftentimes change quickly and adaptive changes
may require gathering different types of information from different areas. Forms of
traditional (risk matrix: FMEA, PIGs) risk assessment update are too fuzzy and lack
definition to identify anomalies and allow for swift adaptations.
In theory, updates could occur in “real time” if IoT or other high frequency observations methods are used. Practice and rate of movements, evolution, etc. dictate the
optimum updates frequency.
BENEFIT/VALUE: Great economy of personnel, traditional instrumentation,
time. Reduced risks for personnel on the ground in hazardous areas. It is possible to
change frequency of monitoring to adapt to new and emerging situations.
14.7 Conclusions
The various examples discussed above show the benefits found in linking multitemporal objective space or drone observation with a dynamic convergent QRA
platform in mining projects and operations. The link developed to date enables us to
“measure” and give a sense to a complex problem. It makes it possible to:
• transparently compare alternatives;
• discuss rationally and openly the survival conditions; or
213
• “Ensure any project assessment or expansion publishes all externalized costs,
with an independent life-of-mine sustainability cost-benefit analysis.” Including,
of course the risks.
• “Require detailed and ongoing evaluations of potential failure modes, residual
risks and perpetual management costs of tailings storage facilities.”
• “Reduce risk of dam failure by providing independent expert oversight” done by
independent risk assessor to maintain good and unbiased oversight. This will “Ensure best practice in tailings management, monitoring and rehabilitation” (Roche
et al. 2017).
BENEFIT/VALUE: The independent risk assessor will ensure a drastic reduction of
conflict of interest and the delivery of unbiased risk reports. Space or drone Observation and a transparent risk platform as described earlier will deliver to the independent
risk assessor unbiased data interpreted using auditable rules, transparent risk registers. All requirements of UNEP will be met.
14.6.3 How Often Should a Residual Risk Assessment Be
Performed?
Ideally, a residual risk assessment should be performed every time the conditions
change. Conditions can range from weather patterns to managerial changes. Of
course, any addition/alteration to the overall system should also trigger an update.
We have experienced that situations oftentimes change quickly and adaptive changes
may require gathering different types of information from different areas. Forms of
traditional (risk matrix: FMEA, PIGs) risk assessment update are too fuzzy and lack
definition to identify anomalies and allow for swift adaptations.
In theory, updates could occur in “real time” if IoT or other high frequency observations methods are used. Practice and rate of movements, evolution, etc. dictate the
optimum updates frequency.
BENEFIT/VALUE: Great economy of personnel, traditional instrumentation,
time. Reduced risks for personnel on the ground in hazardous areas. It is possible to
change frequency of monitoring to adapt to new and emerging situations.
14.7 Conclusions
The various examples discussed above show the benefits found in linking multitemporal objective space or drone observation with a dynamic convergent QRA
platform in mining projects and operations. The link developed to date enables us to
“measure” and give a sense to a complex problem. It makes it possible to:
• transparently compare alternatives;
• discuss rationally and openly the survival conditions; or