Brits Mine Sludge Surge Knocks Out Eskom Lines And Pollutes Tributary

The 13 August 2026 TSF failure at Dikwena Chrome

A major tailings accident occurred last week in a Chrome mine at Dikwena near Brits. On 13 August 20926, a major failure occurred in a large tailings storage facility at the Dikwena facility, owned by Samancor Chrome in the Brits area of South Africa. There are news reports from IOL and the Daily Maverick about this major accident. The Daily Maverick article includes a video of the aftermath of the TSF failure, collected by Iaan Myburgh, showin…

Brits Mine Sludge Surge Knocks Out Eskom Lines And Pollutes Tributary

[Image: Newsdesk] A tailings dam wall collapsed near Brits at Samancor Chrome’s Dikwena Chrome operation on Thursday, 13 August, sending mining sludge towards Northam Platinum’s neighbouring Eland Mine and across access routes near the R566. According to the Department of Water and Sanitation, spokesperson Wisane Mavasa said the wall breach happened at about 5:30 pm SAST, when the northern wall of compartment 1B “collapsed and failed, releasing …