Land Data Layer

Tailings Dams

Name: Tailings Dams
Creator: Hudson-Edwards et al. 2023 (WAPHA, Dryad)
Keywords: Tailings Dams, land environmental data, environmental monitoring, Hudson-Edwards et al. 2023 (WAPHA, Dryad)

11,587 mine tailings dam locations — tracking one of mining's greatest environmental hazards. Global Tailings Portal hazard-rating and ownership fields are withdrawn pending permission from GRID-Arendal.

Currently tracking 11,587 features.

Source: Hudson-Edwards et al. 2023 (WAPHA, Dryad)

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