Planet Data Enables Scientists to Build Predictive Models of the Impacts of Mine Tailings Dam Breaches
Image above: Planet image taken August 22, 2022 of the Merriespruit gold mine in South Africa — site of the historical 1994 tailings dam breach referenced for study’s predictive models. © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. Mine tailings dams are contained bodies of water mixed with waste products from mining […]
