Another mine dam wall collapses in SA

A mine dam wall has collapsed at a diamond mine in South Africa’s Free State province just weeks after a similar incident at the same site left one person dead and scores of injured, the provincial government said on Tuesday.

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The incident occurred in the diamond mining town of Jagersfontein, which on September 11 saw a dam holding liquid mine waste from a tailings reprocessing operation burst open, releasing a flood of mine slurry that swept away houses and cars.

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There were no immediate reports of any injuries or deaths from the latest dam wall collapse at the dormant diamond mine, which was once owned by De Beers, a unit of Anglo American.

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The provincial government in a statement said it was still trying to establish the extent of the water flow, adding that emergency crews were at the scene.