50 million litres of toxic mine waste recently flooded into Zambia’s Kafue River after the dam storing the mine waste collapsed. Mine specialists set out the issues.
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Confusion over which government department should regulate the tailings dams may explain the Jagersfontein tragedy.
Sloping ground, water and clay combined to leave devastation in its wake in Durban.
In countries like South Africa which has a big and robust mining sector, tailings need to be managed with extra care.
Can we trust expert football predictions? Perhaps, but it’s variable.
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