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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We are committed to building democratic community power to address the dangers of mine waste, including tailings facilities.
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Radioactive city: how Johannesburg’s townships are paying for its mining past. Photograph: Alamy. Source: UK Guardian
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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
BRAZIL
SOUTH AFRICA
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