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Our focus in this viewpoint article is on the management of mine waste and the absence of public debate about the human-scale con-sequences of industrial risk-taking. In our experience, it is on the occasion of sudden, catastrophic, crisis events that industry is momentarily drawn into debates about the risk of mining activities to local communities. This is a topic that industry prefers to avoid. Discussions about inherent dangers and downside risks are difficult topics for communications and media advisers to navigate.
 
Displaced by mine waste: The social consequences of industrial risk-taking

Displaced by mine waste: The social consequences of industrial risk-taking