Abstract: Based on the environmental risk characteristics of tailings ponds in China, the causes of environmental accidents in recent years were analyzed, and the emergency treatment after environmental accidents and environmental secondary disasters were discussed. In view of the practical problems of China’s large stock and diverse types of tailings resources, low comprehensive utilization rate, and the low production management level of mining enterprises in China, some suggestions were put forward. The first is to achieve the comprehensive utilization of tailings resources and achieve the purpose of reducing emissions. The second is to take systematic pollution control for the tailings ponds, especially for the environmental pollution caused by irresistible factors. The third is to strengthen safety management, reduce safety risks such as dam break, and reduce secondary environmental pollution risks from the source of safety accidents.