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Mount Polley and Samarco: What can we do to reduce the chances of another tailings disaster?

Simon Houlding | August 10, 2016 | 12:10 am Base Metals Education Precious Metals Top Companies Canada Europe Latin America Copper Gold Iron Ore 

[caption id="attachment_858791" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Aerial view of the Mount Polley mine tailings pond shows the area where the dam wall gave way early on the morning of August 4, 2014. Image from archives)[/caption] It has been two years since Mount...

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