tailings

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Miles and miles of refineries and their stinking tailings ponds, adjacent to beach resorts that run on desalination plants.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

“They’re going to look like an Amazon distribution warehouse; there’s no smokestack and massive tailings pond next to it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Instead, these materials end up in mine waste, also known as tailings, which must be stored and monitored to prevent environmental harm.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

China Nonferrous Mining blamed the dam’s failure on heavy rains and vandalism by locals that damaged the protective membrane on the pool holding mine tailings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Within a few seconds, he reaches down into the tailings and squeals out, “Turquoise!”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera