CSOs 4 Tailings Justice
We are committed to building democratic community power to address the dangers of mine waste, including tailings facilities.
Tag: tailings
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Advancing research for safer tailings storage facilities (TSF) South Africa | Tuesday, 02 June 2026https://www.wsp.com/en-za/insights/filtered-tailings-grounded-in-testing When a solution reduces a risk as big as a tailings dam collapsing, it can be tempting to see it as a silver bullet, a seemingly simple answer to a complex issue. But on their own, technical fixes are rarely…
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After months of advocacy and demanding transparency, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has finally released its much-anticipated report on tailings. While the release is a win for civil society, the document itself is dense, technical, and high-stakes for the communities living near these sites. We thank the experts who helped us translate technical…
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Presentation by Prof SW Jacobsz and Dr Louis Coetzee, University of Pretoria, Faculty of Engineering On September 11, 2022, a catastrophic failure of the Jagersfontein diamond mine tailings dam in South Africa released over 6 million (\text{m}^{3}) of liquid sludge, killing two people, destroying 164 homes, and devastating over 1,600 hectares of farmland. The disaster…
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Subtitle: Developing Strategies for Monitoring, Advocacy, and Action Hassen Lorgat: (CSO’s Tailings Working Group. https://csos4tailingsjustice.org/about/) This workshop marks the finalization of our pilot project aimed at building community awareness and power regarding tailings and mine waste. It excludes for instance our work around advocacy for timeous and inclusive inquiries when disasters take place and general…
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