Commingling of Waste Rock and Tailings to Improve “Dry Stack” Performance: Design and Evaluation of Mixtures
Mine tailings are typically deposited as slurry and stored in impoundment dams. These structures pose a serious geotechnical risk, and are difficult to successfully reclaim at the end of mining. An increasingly common alternative to traditional tailings disposal is “dry stacking”: the placement of t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Series: | Minerals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/2/295 |