Tailings Dam Failure

Rescuers carry an injured dog to safety in Bento Rodrigues. Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
ENVIRONMENT

Tailings dam portal lists risks

One portal to view them all, one portal to bind them (tailings dams).

29 January 2020

The exposed excavation at the base of the NTSF that contributed to the wall slump.
ENVIRONMENT

Excavations contributed to Cadia tailings dam failure

Excavations were part of early construction works to buttress the NTSF wall.

30 April 2019

The South Superior dam at the Gongo Soco mine is in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
MANAGEMENT

Another Vale dam burst on the cards

Vale sounds the alarm to avert another tailings dam collapse in Minas Gerais.

26 March 2019

The Fundao dam, which was at the heart of the Samarco disaster, was also an upstream dam.
ENVIRONMENT

Vale decommissioning upstream tailings dams

Estimated to take three years and will stop production of 40 million tonnes per annum.

30 January 2019

 Increased slope stability radar monitoring has been implemented.
ENVIRONMENT

Processing restarts at Cadia

Increased slope stability radar monitoring implemented.

02 April 2018

 Mining has restarted, however, processing remains suspended at Cadia.
ENVIRONMENT

Newcrest restarting mining at Cadia

Operations at site suspended since March 10.

26 March 2018

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