Facility Location
📍 Inner Mongolia, China | 11 sq km tailings dam | World's largest REE processor
Key Environmental Metrics
Sentinel-2 indices sampled over the Baogang tailings dam (40.6355°N, 109.6851°E).
Moisture Index
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-0.189
Bare Soil
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0.481
Vegetation Health
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0.057
Snow Cover
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None
⚠️ Environmental Alert
No winter snow cover detected in 2025. Toxic dust from tailings can now spread year-round, affecting communities downwind.
Temporal Analysis
Visual Comparison
2024: Normal snow cover
2025: No snow - exposed tailings
Sentinel-2 true color imagery showing the difference in winter conditions