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 examined levels of cadmium, chromium, copper, nickel, and lead, metals linked to iron oxides, which are the primary component of the tailings.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

The tailings dam at a Sino Metals copper mine failed in Feb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

In the court papers the farmers said they had learned that the water was highly toxic only several days after the tailings dam had collapsed.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

I set down my water bottle and brush my gloved hand over years of tailings.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera