Tag: tailings pond
Canadian Guide to Management of Tailings Facilities Aims for Zero Failure
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has released a revised edition of its A Guide to the Management of Tailings Facilities. The third edition includes...
UN Calls for Zero-Failure Objective in Mining Waste Spills
An international coalition of non-governmental organizations has welcomed the new Assessment Report Summary released last week in Geneva by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which urges States and...
Institute Questions Remediation Timeline of Tailings Fluid
Last week, the Pembina Institute released a whitepaper questioning the remediation timeline of tailings fluid in Alberta as a result of oilsands mining.
The report...