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Improving our tailings failure track recordInvestors and society want to know what the mining industry is doing about tailings failures

Investors and society want to know what the mining industry is doing about tailings failures

By Karen Chovan, with contributions from Alistair Kent and Diana Sollner

September 19, 2019

Courtesy of Karen Chovan

Tailings management. It’s a concern that has recently risen to the forefront for mining operators around the world. Investors and society alike want to know how the mining industry is managing its business.

Industry’s management of tailings has evolved significantly since the 1960s.

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