Porgera Red Wara (River) Women's Association
Fresh WaterThe Red River Below the Gold Mine
Only a handful of industrial mines on Earth still tip their tailings straight into a river. Three of them are in Papua New Guinea, and the women downstream named theirs the Red River.
14ktonnes/dayMine tailings discharged into the Pongema river daily
4minesIndustrial mines worldwide still using riverine tailings disposal