By Ayanda Msimang Claire Tucker Monday September 19 2024 The possibility of tailings dam failure highlighted by the recent Jagersfontein tragedy highlights the need for particular care when assessing the risks of a transaction in the mining and minerals processing sectors
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Get PriceTailings dam in South Africa collapses several dead By Mining Review Africa Sep 11 2024 The Minerals Council South Africa is saddened by the tragedy unfolding at Jagersfontein in the Free State after the collapse of a historic deposition dam and it recommits its members to the highest standards of tailings and waste rock dump management
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Get PriceBACKGROUND On the morning of September 11 a tailings dam collapsed at the closed Jagersfontein diamond mine in Free State South Africa Local news reports the flood of mine waste killed at least three people and injured failure swept away houses damaging at least tailings flowed over 8 km and left a path over km of the failure is available here
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