A gold mine sold for A$100 by an Australian company to landowners in the Solomon Islands in May has been declared a disaster area by the government.
Solomons Environment minister Samuel Manetoali said the tailings dam at the Gold Ridge mine, 30km outside the capital Honiara, is in a perilous condition.
Heavy rain after unseasonal Tropical Cyclone Raquel last week has now filled the dam to about 20 centimetres below capacity, its highest ever recorded level.
The dam holds tens of millions of tonnes of toxic sludge and was not designed as a water storage facility.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/07/09/solomon-islands-mine-declared-disaster-zone-over-dam-collapse-fears
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