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WATCH: Tailings dam wall collapse causes massive mud flow near Brits

IOL · 16 August 2026 at 15:19

WATCH: Tailings dam wall collapse causes massive mud flow near Brits

On Thursday, a tailings dam at Samancor Chrome’s Dikwena operation near Brits collapsed, sending muddy material towards Eland Mine and disrupting local electricity supply.

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