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Newcrest releases details on Cadia tailings dam failure

Excavations at the toe of the Northern Tailings Storage Facility (NTSF) at Newcrest Mining’s Cadia copper-gold operation in New South Wales, Australia, contributed to the tailings dam’s failure, an expert review of the March 9, 2018, incident has found

Noel Dyson
The exposed excavation at the base of the NTSF that contributed to the wall slump

The exposed excavation at the base of the NTSF that contributed to the wall slump

Nobody was hurt in the incident; however, Newcrest is still prohibited from putting further tailings into the NTSF by the NSW Resources Regulator. That prohibition slowed production until an alternative...

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