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The family home of Rochelle Smith, Yolanda Spalding and Siritta Varnicker is on a street close to a tailing mountain in Riverlea. On windy days tailing dust ends up on top of and inside houses like theirs. PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK '26/THE HAWK

Mine dumps expose community to health issues

Anna Kalafatis '22, Staff Writer August 28, 2024

Johannesburg, South Africa  –  A series of yellow mountains looms over the township of Riverlea, about six miles west of Johannesburg. The mountains, known as tailings, are the result of waste materials...

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