Mining generates 13 billion tonnes per year of potentially toxic wet slurry waste, called
tailings, commonly deposited in tailings storage facilities (TSF). Since 1915, 257 TSF failures …

Mismanagement of mine waste rock can mobilize acidity, metal (loid) s, and other
contaminants, and thereby negatively affect downstream environments. Hence, strategic …

An estimated 23 million people live on floodplains affected by potentially dangerous
concentrations of toxic waste derived from past and present metal mining activity. We …

Tailings are the waste materials generated from mining activities and are typically stored in
large man-made earthen dams in the form of slurry. Failures of such tailings dams can have …

The recent upsurge in the occurrence of hydroclimatic extremes and their temporal swings
has led to severe consequences in many regions around the world. In this study, we …

The increasing demand for minerals pressurizing the mining authorities to extract low-grade
ore results in more mining waste and degradation of the environment. The main aim of …

Preserving the quality of surface water has become increasingly difficult due to the
intensification of human activities in watersheds. This study assessed the water quality of the …

Abstract In January 25, 2019, the B1 dam of Córrego do Feijão mine located in Brumadinho
municipality (Minas Gerais, Brazil) collapsed and injected nearly 2.8 Mm 3 of iron (Fe)-and …

Mining tailings which are once considered as unwanted waste are now emerging as a
potential source of valuable nanomaterials with a wide range of applications. Nanomaterials …

Billions of tons of hazardous mine waste are stored in thousands of tailings storage facilities
around the world. These impoundments represent one of the most important environmental …