In February 2025, a waste pit at a copper mine operated by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia collapsed, releasing millions of gallons of highly acidic toxic sludge laced with heavy metals into nearby rivers ...

A century after a dam burst in Dolgarrog, killing 16 people, the Welsh village still lives with the legacy that reshaped UK ...

The most common cause of dam failures is overtopping where the spillway cannot cope with floodwaters. Reservoir safety may also be challenged by rapid or sustained water level lowering during droughts ...

A dam collapse at a Sino Metals copper mine triggered an environmental crisis along a major Zambian waterway in February.

In October 2005 the eyes of the country were on Taunton as a dam threatened to give way. Here's what it was like from the people who lived through it.

Toxic waste from a Chinese mine in Zambia washed through homes and fields. Compensation offers are tied to nondisclosure.

The company developing the Casino mine released its environmental and socio-economic effects statement earlier this month, ...

The water quality of the Blue Earth River has declined severely since the Rapid Dan Dam failed last year. Our Randall Gimm ...

While the viability of retreating mine tailings remains a key consideration – both for reprocessing these mining by-products ...

JAGERSFONTEIN - The family of a woman who has been missing since the Jagersfontein Dam disaster wants closure. Mantele ...

The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, will release a report into the Jagersfontein Tailings Storage Facility ...

BHP is hunting for a million tonnes of rock to reinforce an ageing tailings dam that the company admits does not meet global ...