CSOs 4 Tailings Justice

We are committed to building democratic community power to address the dangers of mine waste, including tailings facilities.

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  • A Global look at Tailings – by Earthworks

    Each year, mining companies dump over 180 million tonnes of these hazardous mine wastes into water bodies — more than 1.5 times the amount of waste that U.S. cities send to landfills each year.

  • SOUTH AFRICA: Scramble for Mine Tailings – Corporate greed vs community survival

    By Gillian Schutte, Sunday Independent, 2024-11-22 The race for critical minerals has turned South Africa’s abandoned mine dumps into battlegrounds where corporate interests clash with community survival. These tailings, referred to as mine dumps, are the by-products of mining operations—remnants of crushed and processed ore that contain trace amounts of valuable minerals left behind after…

  • A Dereliction of Duty: Jagersfontein Mine Waste Disaster, Two Years Later

    by Hassen Lorgat and Jan Morrill (Earthworks) Despite the wide scale impacts, reparations and indemnification for impacted communities have been shockingly inadequate. On the one year mark of the disaster, local media reported “promises were made of temporary accommodation and food parcels, but the accommodation provided was 120 km away from the town, and the…

  • Government called to investigate causes of Jagersfontein dam collapse

    The Bench Marks Foundation is calling on government to investigate the causes of the dam collapse in jaggersfounatin and issue its full forensic report. Yesterday marked two years since the incident, were a tailing dam at the Jagersfontein mine in free state burst its wall, sending a torrent of mine waste down the slope to…

  • [FILM] Jagersfontein Tailings Dam Failure

    Sep 11, 2024 marks the second anniversary of the Jagersfontein tailings dam failure in Free State, South Africa. On 11 Sept 2022, the tailings dam failed and inundated homes in Charlesville and Skoti. Many people are still displaced and have not been compensated for basic losses. Reclamation of waterways and farmland is slow and difficult.…

  • Mine dumps expose community to health issues

    ‘There’s days and nights where I think I’m going to die now’ By Anna Kalafatis ’22, The Hawk Newspaper, August 28, 2024 Johannesburg, South Africa  –  A series of yellow mountains looms over the township of Riverlea, about six miles west of Johannesburg. The mountains, known as tailings, are the result of waste materials left…