What the records say
- When
- 1 Aug 2012
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 16.24° N, 120.68° E
- Description
- Mining disaster in Benguet, Philippines
Padcal tailings spills of August-September 2012
Mining disaster in Benguet, Philippines
The Padcal tailings spills of August–September 2012 were a series of mine tailings spills from Tailings Pond 3 of the Philex Mining Corporation's Padcal mine in Benguet Province, Philippines. The incident began on August 1, 2012, with a massive release on the order of 5 million tonnes or 3 million cubic meters of water and tailings from a breached drainage tunnel in the pond.
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