tailings

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Federal Court judge Stephen Burley described how four large open-pit mines, a railway, tailings dam, waste dumps and a stockpile were strewn across the lands of the Yindjibarndi people in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Twenty-five workers were inside the gold mine when the tailings dam - a structure which holds mining waste - burst on 25 March.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Instead, these materials end up in mine waste, also known as tailings, which must be stored and monitored to prevent environmental harm.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

I set down my water bottle and brush my gloved hand over years of tailings.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera