Zijin Mining Says Dam Collapse Led to Four Deaths
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Zijin Mining Group Co. said four people died after a tailings dam collapsed, adding to safety concerns at China’s biggest gold producer two months after another accident poisoned almost 2,000 metric tons of fish.
The dam at Zijin Mining’s Xinyi Yinyan tin mine broke on Sept. 21 after a landslide triggered by heavy rains from Typhoon Fanapi, the Fujian-based company said in a statement yesterday. The Guangdong provincial government is investigating, it said.