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How safe are the red mud reservoirs in the Central Highlands?
VietNamNet Bridge - The tailings dam break at Corrego do Feijao in Brazil in January has raised the fear that a similar disaster may occur at the red mud reservoirs in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
Lead & zinc waste tank breaks down in Cao Bang causes
VietNamNet Bridge - The waste sludge may not only contains lead, but other heavy metals as well. Scientists have warned the problem would be very serious if the sludge reaches the environment.
MOIT, experts disagree on bauxite projects
VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has said the Tan Rai and Nhan Co bauxite projects are highly efficient, but scientists say they will cause serious consequences.
Vietnam will incur losses if it makes pig iron, steel of red mud
VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have successfully built up a technological process of making fine iron ore, steel and unburned building materials from suitable red mud.
Scientists concerned about toxicity of “red mud” at bauxite plant
VietNamnet Bridge – While scientists have expressed concerns about the Tan Rai bauxite plant in Lam Dong province, the investor has said that the red mud discharged from the mining area is not toxic sludge but just red-colored mud and water.
Red mud spill damages rice fields in Bac Kan
VietNamNet Bridge – Around 11,000 cubic metres of red mud spilled from a reservoir belonging to the Material and Complete Equipment Export-Import Corporation last Saturday, clogging up a nearby stream and terraced fields in Ngoc Phai Commune
