Likely collapse of LCMC tailings dam walls spooks Benguet folks
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG
NORTHERN DISPATCH
BANGUED, Abra – Residents of Mankayan, Benguet who attended the
Benguet, Abra, Mt. Province, Ilocos Sur (BAMPIS) Mining Summit held here
expressed fears that the plan of Goldfields Far South East to build
additional walls to the tailings dam 5A mean there are more mine
tailings to expect on its full operation.
Marcelo Gomgom-o, former miner in Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company
(LCMC) and a resident of the said town, asked during the summit if the
activities in the tailings dam specifically of Goldfields’ wall tests
are safe. Gomgom-o and the residents had reportedly observed from above
the wall of the tailings dam the testing activities being conducted
there.
Albert Diego, a resident of Colalo, Mankayan, added that the the
present tailings dam cannot handle the mine wastes that would be
generated once Goldfields starts full operation — the said dam, he said,
has already reached its full capacity and as such, it cannot contain
any more waste. But instead of building another dam, Goldfields, a
partner of LCMC, is just adding walls to the existing tailings dam..... MORE
Source: Bulatlat.com
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/12/01/likely-collapse-of-lcmc-tailings-dam-walls-spooks-benguet-folks/
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