Date: 2022, July 23
Location: Agua Dulce, Potosí, Bolivia
Parent company: Federación Departamental de Cooperativas Mineras de Potosí (Fedecomín)
Ore type: silver, zinc
Type of incident: tailings dam failure
Impacts: A mud wave with unrecovered minerals and chemical elements reached the river of la Rivera and the Quebrada de Tarapaya, which connects with the Pilcomayo River. Argentina's Salta province has issued an order forbidding using the Pilcomayo River water.
