Metal mining contamination impacts millions: Global study

A study by researchers at the University of Lincoln, UK has found an estimated 23 million people are affected by potentially harmful concentrations of toxic waste from metal mining activity. Published in Science, the study offers a comprehensive understanding of the environmental and health challenges associated with metal mining activities. By using a new georeferenced global database of active and…

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Brazilian miners kissing deadline for upstream tailings removal: group

The Federation of Industries of the State of Minas Gerais (Fiemg) in Brazil is reportedly claiming that mining operators in the region are running out of time to remove tailings dams using upstream designs and could miss the deadline entirely. The group told Reuters it is seeking the removals because of the trend of past collapses of the dams, including…

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