A tailings dam collapse at Samancor Dikwena has cut access to nearby mine shafts, swept away vehicles, and knocked out Eskom ...

A tailings dam at Samancor’s Dikwena Chrome mine near Brits failed, releasing almost all stored tailings from compartment 1B ...

The collapse damaged mine infrastructure, railway and Eskom power lines, polluted a nearby stream, and prompted water quality testing and a government investigation.

The compensation agreement with miners BHP, Vale and Samarco for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015 has been joined by 19 new ...

Chance of finding survivors ‘minimal’ after tailings dam at iron ore mine bursts Ten bodies have been found and more than 400 people are unaccounted for after a dam operated by the mining firm Vale ...

Brazilian authorities arrested eight employees of mining giant Vale on Friday over a dam collapse at one of its mines three weeks ago that killed at least 166 people and left 147 missing, presumed ...

Free State authorities have confirmed that at least three people have been killed following a mine dam collapse in ...

A week after a dam storing mining waste collapsed in southeast Brazil, the human cost is clear, with 110 killed and 238 missing, presumed dead, but the environmental impact is still being evaluated.

On Thursday, a tailings dam at Samancor Chrome’s Dikwena operation near Brits collapsed, sending muddy material towards Eland ...

The disaster occurred in the diamond mining town of Jagersfontein, forcing officials to evacuate scores of residents to ...

A tailings dam collapse at Samancor Dikwena has cut access to nearby mine shafts, swept away vehicles, and knocked out Eskom power lines near Brits. Satellite analysis and experts point to delayed ...