tailings dams News

An international institute that seeks to improve the safety of reservoirs that store toxic waste from mining known as tailings...

The collapse of a tailings dam in South Africa earlier this month has put the spotlight on the need for...

The most widespread type of dam used to store mine waste is nearly twice as unstable as the average tailings...

German industrial inspector TÜV SÜD is facing a claim for “significant damages” in the first civil lawsuit on German soil...

Brazilian federal prosecutors have accused mining giants BHP and Vale of colluding with a lawyer to reduce compensation for victims...

Mining companies should be required to buy private insurance for tailings dams and their board of directors should be held...

A sweeping global standard that sets out how the world’s largest miners care for waste dams falls short of measures...