The Australian company St Barbara shut down its Gold Ridge mine near the capital, Honiara, three weeks ago after the flash floods that killed 21 people and left 50,000 others homeless.
The Solomon Islands Government is worried the tailings dam may fail and endanger the lives of 8,000 people living nearby.
Emilia Wahlstrom from UN's Disaster Assessment and Coordination team, says the tailings dam could contain toxic materials like cyanide.
"The United Nations is here at the request of the government of the Solomon Islands to conduct an independent assessment of the current situation at the tailings dam," Ms Wahlstrom told Pacific Beat.
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