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...
TÜV SÜD Faces Group Claim In Germany Over 2019 Brazil Dam Collapse January 25, 2021 LONDON — German industrial inspector TÜV SÜD is facing a claim for “significant damages” in the first civil lawsuit on...
Environmental Groups Propose Tailings Dam Safety Standards June 30, 2020 Mining companies should be required to buy private insurance for tailings dams and their board of directors should be held...
Public Consultation Launched on Global Tailings Dam Standards November 15, 2019 By Barbara Lewis LONDON — A six-week public consultation launched on Friday will help set global standards to improve mining safety, aiming to...
Massive Mining Waste Dams Could Pose Deadly Risks, Say Investors October 31, 2019 By Barbara Lewis and Ernest Scheyder LONDON — A global inquiry into how mining companies store billions of tons of waste in huge dams, launched after...