ENVIRONMENT

On toxins and tailings: Sediment study is a wake-up call for mining

Behind attention-grabbing figures on mining waste pollution, recent research delivers an important message on metal-rich sediment and legacy mine analysis.

 Historic mining released toxins that will likely devastate the health of populations living on floodplains

Historic mining released toxins that will likely devastate the health of populations living on floodplains

An explosive study released in September revealed that an estimated 23 million people living on floodplains worldwide may be affected by potentially dangerous concentrations of toxic mining waste. It even...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

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