Rates and Causes of Tailings Dam Failures

Table 4

Estimation of Canada tailings number by type.

Type	Number GRIDA	Percentage	Estimated number in Canada
Upstream	75	32.6	351
Centerline	35	15.2	164
Downstream	67	29.1	314
Single stage	10	4.3	47
Other	43	18.7	202

Estimated number in Canada refers to estimates computed applying from Table 1.