A tailings dam is a type of embankment dam, designed to contain mining waste. Melting snow and pounding rain caused the wall of the dam to give way, releasing tons of cyanide into a local stream.

The joint venture (JV) partners in the Karara iron-ore project, in Western Australia, would need to invest a further A$123.6-million into the project to reach nameplate capacity at the project.

Greens WA mining spokesman Robin Chapple has called on the state government to conduct a safety evaluation of all the mine tailings dams in the wake of the Brazil tragedy on January 25.

Newmont has ceased gold production at WA’s Telfer mine after spotting ‘cracking and seepage’ on tailings dam wall. Newmont has halted gold production at the remote Telfer WA gold mine after ...

An innovative approach to design options for tailings thickening at Karara Iron Ore Project in Western Australia has resulted in lower overall cost, reduced thickener sizes and minimized site ...

The Karara Iron Ore Project, about 200 kilometres east of Geraldton, opened in 2010 and was the first mine in WA to produce and ship magnetite concentrate to China.

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Iron-ore developer Gindalbie Metals on Monday reported that the Karara project would require more funding as operator Karara Mining worked to re-engineer the tailings ...

A gold mine in WA's remote Pilbara has been forced to suspend its processing operations, after cracking was detected at a tailings dam on site. "Cracking and seepage" was discovered at a Telfer ...

Brazil is prohibiting a specific type of tailings dam after two of those structures owned by miner Vale SA burst in recent years, causing death and environmental devastation.. All so-called ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo will seek compensation from the owners of an Angolan diamond mine after a tailings dam leak polluted drinking water, causing 12 deaths and making thousands of ...

Gindalbie Metal's WA iron ore mine Karara faces collapse. By Perry Williams. Updated January 8, 2016 — 5.42pm first published at 2.08pm. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for ...