Upstream Tailings Dams Pose Much Higher Stability Risks, Study Finds March 5, 2021 By Helen Reid and Jeff Lewis The most widespread type of dam used to store mine waste is nearly twice as unstable as the average tailings...
Vale to Pay $7 Billion for One of Worst Ever Mine Disasters February 5, 2021 By James Attwood Vale SA reached a settlement agreement with Brazilian authorities for a dam collapse that killed 270 people and led to...
Miners Need More Engineers to Meet New Tailings Dam Safety Standard August 5, 2020 By By Helen Reid and Jeff Lewis JOHANNESBURG/TORONTO — Mining companies need more skilled engineers if they are to meet strict new global safety standards for tailings...
Global Tailings Dam Standards Fall Short of Changes Sought by Civil Society Groups June 25, 2020 By Jeff Lewis TORONTO–A sweeping global standard that sets out how the world’s largest miners care for waste dams falls short of measures...