Anglo’s South African units confirm integrity of tailings dams

The JSE-listed subsidiaries of global miner Anglo American have confirmed the structural integrity of their tailings dams, in line with a global call for better disclosure about tailings storage facilities (TSFs). Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) operates nine mineral residue facilities, of which six are managed TSFs and three are slag stockpiles. The company has eight TSFs at nonmanaged joint venture (JV) operations.