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After the tragedies of the tailings dam failures at Samarco and Brumadinho , the education of stakeholders and the general public will need to increase warns Hill : “ There is a general perception the problem is not mining , but the tailings dams built using the upstream lift methodology . The ANM is acting quickly and issuing new regulations to forbid the permitting of new upstream lift tailings dams . However , public opinion in general , and the Brazilian industry itself , are already supporting the move to utilising modern dry stacking of tailings solutions .”
How would Hill assess the sustainability efforts of the industry in Brazil ? “ It ´ s not well communicated that the mining industry has been making huge strides in this area globally . For example , any new project will have to be a first world one in terms of compliance ... You can ’ t start a new mining project without a good mine closure plan . In Brazil , Jaguar Mining invests heavily in community projects in areas impacted by its mines and has won the social license to operate – these initiatives
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