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The World Got Diamonds. A Mining Town Got Buried in Sludge.

Por: The New York Times World September 24, 2022

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JAGERSFONTEIN, South Africa — The dirt wall holding in mucky waste from diamond mining grew over the years to resemble a wide, towering plateau. Suspended like a frozen tsunami over neat tracts of Monopoly-like homes in the rural South African mining town of Jagersfontein, the dam alarmed residents who feared it may collapse.“We saw it long time, that one day this thing will burst,” said Memane Paulus, a machine operator at the dam for the... + full article



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