tailings

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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

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

The tailings facility is where waste from mining is stored.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

I rode my bike down to the shop every day after school to inspect how he was doing and sweep up the tailings at the machines, anything to assist.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam