tailings

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Miles and miles of refineries and their stinking tailings ponds, adjacent to beach resorts that run on desalination plants.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

The area in Linhares, Espírito Santo, has been exposed to iron mining waste since the Fundão tailings dam collapsed in Minas Gerais in November 2015.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

China Nonferrous Mining blamed the dam’s failure on heavy rains and vandalism by locals that damaged the protective membrane on the pool holding mine tailings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

"The tailings release and breach was promptly brought under control within hours of detection," the firm said in a statement on 3 September.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Slack was the tailings of the mine, coal with too much rock in it.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam