Since the dam wall failed, residents of the Cadia and...

Since the dam wall failed, residents of the Cadia and Errowanbang valleys have reported days when the air surrounding them would be thick with dust and their pastures and properties coated.After a particularly bad dust event, Cadia even supplied crews to the Haineses to assist with the removal of dust from their home.. ... abc. ..... this shows how tailings dams also cause serious problems when dried out as well as with wall collapses.

Tailings dam failures have been documented since 1915 (ICOLD, 2001). The International Committee on Large Dams (ICOLD, 2001) provides a catalogue of 221 tailings dam accidents. ..... Science Direct

and for further info...... https://phys.org/news/2023-04-geotechnical-expert-international-tailings-failures.html.