Accident minier

Padcal tailings spills of August-September 2012

1 août 2012 · 16.24° N, 120.68° E

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1 août 2012
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Accident minier
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16.24° N, 120.68° E
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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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