Investors may force unstable tailings dams to close worldwide
A global inquiry into the safety and standards of tailings dams has found at least 166 to have had stability issues in the past
31 October 2019 - 14:25
London — A global inquiry into how mining companies store billions of tonnes of waste in huge dams, launched after a collapse in Brazil killed hundreds, shows about a tenth of the structures have had stability issues, investors said on Thursday.
The research was led by the Church of England (CoE) and fund managers after the collapse of a Vale dam in January unleashed an avalanche of mining waste on the Brazilian town of Brumadinho, killing an estimated 300 people...
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