Brumadinho dam collapse

The 2019 mine tailings dam collapse near Brumadinho , Brazil , killed 272 people and decimated houses and buildings stretching for kilometres , before flowing into the Paraopeba River .

Mining waste and commodities demand

Current trends suggest an additional 2-to-10-fold increase in the demand for many commodities – particularly those needed for energy transition technologies – by 2060 . Earthworks states that these trends “ are not sustainable ”. miningdigital . com 15