Acknowledgements
This book would not have been possible without the support of many people.
We very much want to thank Henry Brehaut who decided to assist us with
enthusiasm, after ten minutes of conversation, when we met at Tailings and Mine
Waste 2017. His perspectives on key management issues and research on recent
accidents are greatly appreciated.
We are also grateful to our clients, who have pushed us to find new solutions for
more and more complex problems. They are the ones who inspired us to break the
boxes in which common practices have locked themselves in, triggering years and
years of continuous research and development and field testing of our methodologies and procedures.
The authors wish to express their gratitude to Dr. Annett Büttner, Senior
Publishing Editor, Springer Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment, and to
Kim Williams, Kim Williams Books, for their timely and constructive criticisms.
The authors wish to express their love and gratitude to their beloved families, for
their understanding and endless love, during the preparation of the manuscript.
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This book would not have been possible without the support of many people.
We very much want to thank Henry Brehaut who decided to assist us with
enthusiasm, after ten minutes of conversation, when we met at Tailings and Mine
Waste 2017. His perspectives on key management issues and research on recent
accidents are greatly appreciated.
We are also grateful to our clients, who have pushed us to find new solutions for
more and more complex problems. They are the ones who inspired us to break the
boxes in which common practices have locked themselves in, triggering years and
years of continuous research and development and field testing of our methodologies and procedures.
The authors wish to express their gratitude to Dr. Annett Büttner, Senior
Publishing Editor, Springer Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment, and to
Kim Williams, Kim Williams Books, for their timely and constructive criticisms.
The authors wish to express their love and gratitude to their beloved families, for
their understanding and endless love, during the preparation of the manuscript.
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