Specter of tailings disaster looms after spill at Canadian firm’s Brazil mine

Mongabay
May 27, 2021, 5:06 am197 ptsTrending
On March 25, water from a pond owned by Canadian miner Equinox Gold spilled over its embankments in the Brazilian state of Maranhão amid heavy rain. The water flowed into local rivers, leaving the 4,000 people living near the mine without any potable water. It also raised fears that the mine’s main tailings…

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