Carly Leonida

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Welcome to the reading list, where each month, I recommend 10 standout articles, podcast episodes, blog posts and papers from publications across the web. It’s a little something to brighten your day and whet your appetite for our upcoming month of content on The Intelligent Miner. This month – July 2026 – our editorial theme and reading list focuses on environment and sustainability: the ideas, challenges and innovations shaping mining’s relationship with the natural world.

Mining has made significant progress in tailings management over the past decade, but one theme emerged repeatedly during our June 2026 workshop: better outcomes depend upon understanding the connections between the many decisions, disciplines and people involved. In this video and accompanying workbook, Carly Leonida is joined by Trevor Sparks, Brian Ayres, Karen Chovan and Tabatha Chavez Matus to explore how tailings management begins long before material reaches a storage facility.