Highwall Failure onto Loader

Total Pitwall Collapse

Highwall Failure onto Truck

RH120 Under Highwall Collapse

From a UK mine, about 13 years ago.

Highwall Failure onto PC8000

This occurred in Brazil, 27-12-2013.

Highwall Failure onto Excavator

Highwall Failure onto Dozer and Excavator

Bingham Canyon Copper Mine Highwall Failure

If you're part of the mining industry, then undoubtedly you've seen these photos this week. These photos are from Bingham Canyon mine, which is a major copper mine in the US, and represents about 6% of Rio Tinto's profit.

This wall failure had been predicted back in February, and there was no-one in the pit at the time of the incident. Estimates place the size of the failure at several tens of million cubic yards.

All photos by Ravell Call, Deseret News. For additional photos, see the link.

Yallourn Wall Collapse

I don't know much about this incident, other than that it happened at the Yallourn coal mine about four years ago. Looking at the photos, it looks like water from the creek piped through behind the wall, causing it to fail.

Highwall Failure Onto Dozer

Highwall Failure at Eaglefield

This incident comes from the Eaglefield mine, in the Bowen Basin. It looks like this shot was being loaded at the time of the failure.

Sent in by a reader.

Highwall Collapse Onto Rear Dumper

Otherwise known as 'speed loading the truck'.

Sunrise Dam Highwall Failure

Since tonight is the Masterchef finale, I thought I'd have a bit of cross-promotion. If you've watched the show this year, you'll know that the contestants went to the Sunrise Dam mine in WA for one of their challenges.

This major highwall failure comes from the same mine, and occurred earlier this year. These photos were sent in by a reader. Thanks!

Highwall Failure Onto Rear Dumper

Highwall Failure Onto Loader

Highwall Failure

Highwall Failure

Highwall collapse onto light vehicle

Highwall collapse on rear dumper