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 video aired on Brazilian media shows the exact moment a dam burst in Brazil on 25 January. The dam break at an iron ore mining complex operated by the minerals firm Vale killed at least 65 people. A further 279 are missing. Cars can be seen driving around desperately trying to escape as a dramatic gush of mud approaches. The surge buried buildings adjoining the dam and several parts of the nearby city of Brumadinh
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Radioactive city: how Johannesburg’s townships are paying for its mining past. Photograph: Alamy. Source: UK Guardian The Guardian — Much of the waste from 600 abandoned mines around South Africa’s largest city is piled high next to residential communities – most of which are poor and black.
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It would be better to ask: why are we?
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Where does the urgency to protest and fight against the actions of one of the most powerful companies in the world come from?
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OXFAM — Chile is often describe as mining’s great “success story.” It’s a country that has used its massive copper reserves to reduce poverty and promote economic development. And yet even in Chile, where mining is credited with doing so much good, Chilean mining companies continue to violate the basic rights of local communities.
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TAILINGS A GLOBAL MENACE
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