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UWA studies tailings accidents

The University of Western Australia’s School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering is conducting research into an industry problem – tailings disasters

Nadav Shemer
UWA is conducting research aimed at making tailings safer

UWA is conducting research aimed at making tailings safer

Professor Andy Fourie said when mines stored their tailings in large mounts that also held water, the structures occasionally failed and discharged toxic slurries – with disastrous effects for local communities...

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