Rupture of Thompson’s tailing dams could kill nearly 100 people, Vale reveals | CBC News
Vale revealed one of
the six active mine dams in the northern Manitoba city recorded a “very
high” hazard rating, as determined by the Canadian Dam Association,
which means a collapse could result in up to 100 deaths, significant
loss of environmental and cultural values and “very high economic
losses” affecting important infrastructure.
the six active mine dams in the northern Manitoba city recorded a “very
high” hazard rating, as determined by the Canadian Dam Association,
which means a collapse could result in up to 100 deaths, significant
loss of environmental and cultural values and “very high economic
losses” affecting important infrastructure.
The mining company
disclosed the safety of its dam operations worldwide, after facing
pressure from the Church of England Pensions Board and a group
of Swedish investors in the wake of a January dam failure at Brumadinho,
Brazil, that killed 270 people.