Zijin Mining
Incidents
Incidents
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### Major acid spill

On July 3 and July 16, 2010 [acid](/wiki/Acid "Acid") waste escaped the [Fujian province](/wiki/Fujian_province "Fujian province") copper plant and into the [Ting River](/wiki/Ting_River "Ting River"). The accident was said to be the size of the [BP deepwater oil spill](/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill "Deepwater Horizon oil spill").News888\.cn. "[News888\.cn](http://www.news888.cn/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=6760) ." *紫金矿业被指瞒报污染事故38 天?!.* Retrieved on 2010\-01\-08\. The copper plant manager, deputy manager and head of environment were detained because the company waited nine days before revealing the incident.Bloomberg.com. " [Bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-28/zijin-mining-officials-fined-1-16-million-yuan-for-waste-spills-in-fujian.html)." *Zijin mining officials fined 1\.16 million yuan for waste spills in fujian.* Retrieved on 2010\-01\-08\.

### Fatalities at dam collapse

In September 2010, four people were killed when a dam collapsed at the Xinyi Yinyan [tin](/wiki/Tin "Tin") mine, following heavy rain. The dam collapse was said to be caused by [rainfall generated by a typhoon](/wiki/2010_China_floods "2010 China floods") occurring only once in more than 200 years.


What happened at the Xinyi Yinyan tin mine?