What are the causes of tailings pond accidents and what are their governance requirements?

The handling of the leaders responsible for the "9.8" catastrophic tailings dam-break accident in Shanxi by the CPC Central Committee reflects the attitude of being highly responsible for the safety of people's lives and property and the determination to strictly manage the party and government. Up to now, the "9.8" particularly serious tailings dam-break accident in Shanxi, which has caused 254 deaths and 34 injuries, is the safety production accident with the largest number of deaths in China this year. After the accident, the CPC Central Committee attached great importance to it, demanding that all efforts be made to organize search and rescue work, do a good job in the aftermath, quickly identify the cause of the accident, and investigate the responsibility according to law, and demand that all measures for safety in production be effectively implemented by analogy. According to the preliminary investigation by the accident investigation team, the "9.8" extraordinarily serious tailings dam-break accident in Shanxi was a particularly serious liability accident, which had a particularly bad impact on the society. The main reasons for this accident are illegal production and construction of warehouses, going through the motions of hidden dangers investigation and management, refusing to carry out safety rectification instructions, and poor supervision and management by local authorities. Such accidents are common in the investigation results of previous production safety accidents, and the key lies in the poor supervision and management of relevant local departments. Problems such as illegal production, hidden danger investigation and management going through the motions, failure to implement safety rectification instructions, etc. reveal that some localities and departments have failed to adhere to the people-oriented Scientific Outlook on Development, failed to practice the purpose of building the party for the public and governing for the people, failed to perform the functions entrusted by the party and the people, seriously failed in their duties, and were irresponsible to the party and the people. In recent years, China has formulated a series of institutional measures for accidents related to people's lives and property, such as safety in production and public health. Strict accountability, dealing with a number of people who have leadership responsibilities in serious accidents. The "9.8" accident in Shanxi shows that some people still don't realize the importance and seriousness of safe production and the safety of people's lives and property is above everything else. The CPC Central Committee and the leaders responsible for the handling of the "9.8" accident in Shanxi have sounded the alarm for those who still have confusion and luck in safety production, which is a profound education for all cadres engaged in safety production. Safety in production is related to the safety of people's lives and property, the overall situation of reform, development and stability, and the responsibility is as heavy as Mount Tai. It is hoped that leading cadres at all levels can seriously learn the lessons from the "9.8" accident in Shanxi, further enhance the concept of safe production, and implement the concept of "development for the people" in safe development.