The Global Tailings Review is an initiative co-convened by the International Council on Mining and Metals, United Nations Environment Programme and the Principles for Responsible Investment.
Bruno Oberle
In January 2019, a tailings dam near the town of Brumadinho in south-eastern Brazil collapsed. Mining waste — or tailings — rapidly flowed down a valley, claiming the lives of 248 people (with 22 individuals still missing) and causing widespread destruction.
Continue readingDr Bruno Oberle, Chair of the Global Tailings Review said: “The Global Tailings Review continues to make progress in developing an international standard to help the mining industry improve the management and governance of their tailings storage facilities.
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