{"id":3858,"date":"2024-06-20T15:24:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T05:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minetek.com\/?p=3858"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:21:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T04:21:37","slug":"tailings-dam-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minetek.com\/fr\/resource-hub\/news\/tailings-dam-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Tailings dam failure at Williamson Diamond Mine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-cms-content\"><p><\/p>\r\n<p>On Monday, November 7th, a <a href=\"https:\/\/minetek.com\/application\/tailings-water-management\/\">Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) <\/a>owned by Petra Diamonds (75%) and the Government of Tanzania (25%) failed, halting production at the Williamson Diamond Mine [1]. This tailings dam failure triggered nearby flooding in local communities, while no injuries have been reported, the environmental damage is significant. In 2022 there have been 5 tailings dam breaches worldwide, with the Williamson Diamond Mine being the second major failure in South Africa over 2 months. The Jagersfontein TSF disaster in South Africa was among the worst in the region, killing and injuring more than 40 people [2].<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>Based on global data, 43-50% of all existing tailings dams are at high risk of a TSF failure, with 85% of failures occurring from active TSFs [3]. Recent breaches and failures serve as a timely reminder of the need to effectively manage <a href=\"https:\/\/minetek.com\/application\/tailings-water-management\/\">Tailings Storage Facilities <\/a>(TSF).<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Williamson Diamond Mine Tanzania<\/h4>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>The image below visually depicts where the TSF breach occurred and the flow of the waste into the environment. It&#8217;s been reported that the eastern wall of the Williamson Tailings Dam was breached resulting in the flooding of toxic mud and mining waste [4]. The plume of the tailings is estimated to cover a surface area of 4.7km2 with waste entering local rivers and the environment [1].<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, November 7th, a Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) owned by Petra Diamonds (75%) and the Government of Tanzania (25%) failed, halting production at the Williamson Diamond Mine [1]. This tailings dam failure triggered nearby flooding in local communities, while no injuries have been reported, the environmental damage is significant. In 2022 there have been 5 tailings dam breaches worldwide, with the Williamson Diamond Mine being the second major failure in South Africa over 2 months. The Jagersfontein TSF disaster in South Africa was among the worst in the region, killing and injuring more than 40 people [2]. 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