(Reuters) - A South African company is dumping the sludgy byproduct of mining into a historical diamond pit after the tailings dam that had stored the waste partially collapsed, killing one and ...

(Reuters) - South African authorities shut down the Jagersfontein diamond tailings dam in 2020 due to high water levels before allowing it to reopen last year, a company official said on Monday, a day ...

Sept 28 (Reuters) - Jagersfontein Developments, the owner of a mine wastedam that partially collapsed two weeks ago, denied on Wednesday that another dam wall had collapsed, contradicting a statement ...

The disaster occurred in the diamond mining town of Jagersfontein, forcing officials to evacuate scores of residents to ...

The government has been urged to ensure that there is justice for the people of Jagersfontein, nearly two years after the deadly mine tailings dam failure in the Free State. The mining waste disaster ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation released its report into the devastating 2022 dam wall collapse on Friday, which showed that the operation’s management may have been aware of the impending ...

The Jagersfontein Fine Tailings Storage Facility in the Free State was constructed on a weak foundation, which the mining company may have been aware of at least three years before the wall collapsed.

Eyewitness News returned to the area to assess the progress in assisting families after the dam collapsed at the diamond mine last September, releasing a mixture of mining waste that demolished the ...

Heritage concerns held back plans to backfill pit for years Liquid tailings flooded town on Sunday when dam buckled Jagersfontein is world's oldest and biggest hand-dug mine pit Sept 15 (Reuters) - A ...