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Upstream tailings dams pose much higher stability risks, study finds

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FILE PHOTO: A view of the Brazilian mining company Vale’s tailings dam, two years after it collapsed, in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, January 23, 2021. Picture taken with a drone January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto March 5, 2021 By Helen Reid and Jeff Lewis (Reuters) – The most widespread type of dam used to …

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Chinese dams under U.S. scrutiny in Mekong rivalry | One America News Network

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December 13, 2020 By Kay Johnson and Matthew Tostevin BANGKOK (Reuters) – A U.S.-funded project using satellites to track and publish water levels at Chinese dams on the Mekong river was launched on Monday, adding to the superpowers’ rivalry in Southeast Asia. The 4,350-km (2,700-mile) waterway – known as the Lancang in China and flowing …

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