Slope stability of the open pits-rock slope

The stability of slopes in Sadiola Open Pit Gold Mines is an issue of great concern because of the significant detrimental consequences instabilities can have. To ensure the safe and continuous economic operation of these mines, it is necessary to systematically assess and manage slope stability risk. This however has not been traditionally easy due to the fact that measuring the parameters needed to assess the stability of slopes can be laborious, expensive, and cause disruption to mining operations. Slope stability is affected by many factors, their effects on the slope stability may be big or small. It is more important to identify the main influencing ratio factors in the process of analyzing the slope stability.