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T1 Environmental and Safety Incidents concerning Tailings Dams at Mines: Results of a Survey for the Years 1980-1996
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 mining
K1 lead
K1 zinc
K1 water
K1 environmental aspect
K1 safety regulation
K1 mine tailing
K1 mine
K1 copper
K1 gold
K1 coal
K1 uranium
K1 United States
K1 Canada
K1 Latin America
K1 Europe
K1 Africa
K1 Asia
K1 Australia
K1 New Zealand
YR 1996
FD 1996
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28947
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28947
NO This study aims to identify and to annotate major incidents involving mine tailings dams since 1980. Although mining in some form takes place in almost every country, it was not feasible, within the time constraints of the study schedule, to investigate every country with a mining industry of a sufficient size to require major tailings dams. The emphasis has therefore been on researching as completely as possible the occurrence of incidents in a cross-section of countries, including major minerals producers and other states in which mining is also important but is of lower economic significance.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026