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Geotechnical Slope Design for Lithium Deposits in a Shifting Market Landscape
- May, 07, 2025
- Mining Geoenvironmental Engineering Slope Stability Rock Mass Characterization Rock Engineering Structural Geology News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia News On Publications Geology Highlights
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As the demand for lithium continues to rise, particularly from the electric vehicle and renewable energy storage sectors, hard rock lithium deposits—primarily hosted in spodumene-rich pegmatites—are...
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TBM Flavia’s Final Push: Excavation Complete at Brenner, Italy
- May, 09, 2025
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Structural Geology Engineering Geology
- Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In a feat of engineering excellence, excavation on the Italian side of the Brenner Base Tunnel has officially concluded with the final breakthrough of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) “Flavia.” The comple...
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Beneath the Sombrero: Bolivia’s Uturuncu and the Science of ‘Zombie’ Volcanoes
- May, 08, 2025
- Seismic Structural Geology Engineering Geology Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geothermal Geology Highlights News On Research / Academia
- Andes
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Once considered long dormant, Bolivia’s towering Uturuncu volcano is defying expectations. Rising over 19,700 feet above sea level in the Andes, Uturuncu has not erupted in over 250,000 years. Yet re...
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Cracks Ignored: How Warnings Went Unheeded in Algeria’s Landslide Tragedy
- Apr, 27, 2025
- Landslides Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Algeria, Oran
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Late on the night of April 26, 2025, a landslide struck the coastal city of Oran, Algeria, collapsing fragile tin homes in the historic Sidi El Houari district. The disaster claimed four lives—report...
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From Coal to Clean: How Lorraine’s Hidden Massive Hydrogen Vault May Power the Future
- May, 03, 2025
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Energy Geotechnics Green Infrastructure Structural Geology Geology Highlights Other News
- Canada, Lorraine
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In a region once synonymous with coal, iron, and steel, scientists have stumbled upon a different kind of underground wealth. While drilling for methane in 2023, researchers from the GeoRessources la...
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Aral Sea Rebound: Satellite Radar Reveals Slow Uplift of Earth’s Crust
- Apr, 08, 2025
- Structural Geology Engineering Geology Satellite-Based Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Research / Academia Geology Highlights
- Aral Sea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The drying of the Aral Sea—once the world’s fourth-largest saline lake—has long been a symbol of environmental loss. But a new satellite-based study has uncovered a surprising geological reaction: th...
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Advanced Modelling for Deep Burial Structures in France
- Mar, 01, 2025
- Tunneling Deep Excavations Structural Geology Soil Behavior Modeling Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia
- France
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In the heart of France’s Callovo-Oxfordian (COx) claystone, a complex challenge unfolds—how do we safely seal radioactive waste for thousands of years? Enter Cigéo: the French National Radioactive Wa...
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7.7 Devastation on the Sagaing: How a Plate Boundary Ripped Through Myanmar
- Mar, 28, 2025
- Seismic Engineering Seismology Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Myanmar [Burma], Mandalay
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On March 28, 2025, a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, shaking the region to its core—literally and figuratively. Myanmar sits precariously between the India and Eurasia tecto...
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Geotechnical news recap of March 2025 now on YouTube!
- Apr, 01, 2025
- Landslides Rock Engineering Seismic Seismic Slope Stability Settlements Erosion Stabilization Structural Geology Mining Soil Structure Interaction Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
You can now find Geoengineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting geotechnical news of March 2025. Namely, these were: 1) Geotechnica...
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The $5.7 Trillion Rock: Inside Earth’s Biggest Iron Recent Find
- Mar, 23, 2025
- Structural Geology Rock Mass Characterization Mining Engineering Geology Geology Highlights Other News
- Australia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A seismic shift has shaken the world of geology—figuratively, this time. In the Hamersley region of Western Australia, geologists have uncovered the largest iron ore deposit ever recorded. Clocking i...
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