Editor: The news that the Ministry of Energy and Mines has classified the proposed Ajax mine-tailings impoundment as “very high” according to Dam Safety Regulation (163/2011) raises more questions than answers. According to this regulation, a “very high” classification has a loss of life criterion of 100 or fewer. One “extreme” classification criterion is a loss of life of ...
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