Tonglushan mine
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| Location | |
|---|---|
  Tonglushan mine Location in China | |
| Location | Daye |
| Province | Hubei |
| Country | China |
| Coordinates | 30°04′49″N 114°56′49″E / 30.080226°N 114.947078°E |
| Production | |
| Products | |
| Owner | |
| Company | China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. |
The Tonglushan mine is a Chinese copper mine located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) east of the city of Daye in Hubei province. The mine is operated by China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd., a subsidiary of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group. On 12 March 2017, the open-pit mine was the site of a tailings dam failure which killed at least 2 workers.[1] The operating company, China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining reportedly incurred a 45.2M Yuan loss due to the incident after an investigation launched by the government of Huangshi city.[2] Mining and illegal extraction of material under the dam was blamed for its failure.[2]
