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From: Tailings facility disclosures reveal stability risks

Figure 4

Consequences of facility failure. (A) Consequence of failure by facility raise type (active facilities) for the five most common consequence classification schemes (CDA Canadian Dam Association, ANCOLD Australian National Committee on Large Dams, SANS South African National Standards, BRA Brazilian Ordinance 70.389/17, AA Anglo American Technical Standard). (B) Distribution of active facilities by consequence rating for the five most common consequence classification schemes. To allow comparison of the distributions, the frequency of the Y-axis is normalised so that the area under each consequence classification curve is the same. (C) Proportion of sites reporting a stability issue by consequence of failure.

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