What You Need To Know About The Dam Break On 18 February 2025, a tailings dam owned by Sino Metals failed, releasing over 50 million litres of acidic effluent into the Mwambashi River, a tributary of the Kafue River. This spill led to extensive contamination of the water bodies and surrounding farmlands. This disaster has profound implications for the local communities and the environment, prompting immediate and sustained efforts to address the crisis. Understanding Sino Metals Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited is a Zambian copper mine in Chambishi, Zambia. This Zambian-incorporated company mines and produces copper cathodes on the Copperbelt – Zambia’s biggest mining area. The company operates an open pit mine and concentrator plant. According to reports, heavy rains failed the tailings dam wall. What is a tailings dam? A tailings dam at a copper mine like Sino Metals is a large, engineered structure designed to store mine tailing – the waste material left […]
Sino Metals Mining Disaster
