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7 July 2017
Mishor Rotem – another tailings dam failure, this time in Israel
On 30th June a major tailings dam failure occurred at Mishor Rotem in Israel, releasing 100,000 cubic metres of polluted sludge down a key watercourse
30 August 2016
The official report into the Samarco Tailings Dam failure in Brazil
Yesterday the official report into the Samarco Tailings Dam failure in Brazil was released. A website has been created to allow the report to be downloaded. The investigation documents a long series of management problems at the site prior to the final collapse.
15 August 2016
Luoyang, Henan province: first reports of a major tailings dam failure in China
Reports and images are emerging from China that show a major tailings dam failure at the Henan Xiangjiang Wanji works at Luoyang in Henan Province
27 March 2016
Remarkable new footage of the mudflow from the Samarco tailings dam failure in Brazil
A new video has appeared on Youtube showing the remarkable mudflow released by the Samarco Tailings dam failure in Brazil in 2015
12 November 2015
The Samarco dam failure – an intriguing video
A video on Youtube combines bits of footage of the Samarco dam failure and mudslide that destroyed the town of Bento Rodrigues in Brazil a week ago
10 November 2015
The history of the Fundao Dam near Bento Rodriguez
It is likely that the Bento Rodriguez disaster was triggered by the collapse of the Fundao Dam. Google Earth reveals the history of the structure.
8 November 2015
Deciphering the Samarco tailings dam disaster in Bento Rodriguez
It now appears that about 30 people died in the Samarco talings dam disaster at Bento Rodriguez in Brazil on Thursday. Two tailings dams collapsed, starting with a large upstream structure,
6 November 2015
Bento Rodrigues: a disastrous tailings dam failure in Brazil
Yesterday a catastrophic tailings dam failure led to mudflows that swept through the town of Bento Rodrigues in Brazil. At least 15 people were killed.
3 June 2015
Pharkant, Burma: a liquefaction landslide in mine tailings (with a stunning video)
Two videos have appeared on Youtube showing an amazing liquefaction landslide in mine wastes in Pharkant, Burma in April
20 April 2015
The Bolshaya Talda earthflow in Russia was a mine waste failure
The Bolshaya Talda earthflow, which I featured on this blog on Friday was a mine waster landslide. Readers have helped identify the location of the slide.
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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