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Presents papers on mine and mill tailings and mine waste, as well as current and future issues facing the mining and environmental communities. Subjects related to technical capabilities and developments, regulations and environmental concerns are included.

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Author:   Colorado State University
Publisher:   A A Balkema Publishers
Imprint:   A A Balkema Publishers
Weight:   1.270kg
ISBN:  

9789054105947

ISBN 10:   9054105941
Pages:   676
Publication Date:   01 January 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Tailings, tailing, or tails /J.D.Nelson -- Regulatory considerations -- A collaborative approach for mine waste cleanup - The Animas River experience /G.Broetzman & G.Parsons -- Title V permitting issues for the mining and minerals processing industries /D.H.Gebhart -- Mine closure regulations and activity: Nevada style /D.A.Jones -- Use of the new ecological risk screening guidelines to drive down remedial costs at mine tailings sites /R.Braun, M.Saunders, J.Booras & J.Tucker -- Design and operation -- Geometrical control and operational analysis of tailings dams /E.I.Reid -- Design evolution of tailings dams at Inco Sudbury /T.E.Martin & I.Tissington -- Investigation of chemical clogging of drains at Inco's Central Area tailings dams /H.D.Plewes & T.McDonald -- Volume reduction of oil sands fine tails utilizing nonsegregating tailings /Y.B.Liu, D.L.Caughill, W.Shaw,; E.Lord, R.Burns & J.D.Scott -- Tailings impoundment design - Striving for balance /R.R.Davidson, P.A Stauffer & R.E.Moran -- Management of fine tailings /H.K.Mittal &N.Holl -- Seismic cone penetration testing for evaluating the compressibility and liquefaction potential of mine tailings /D.J.Woeller, PK.Robertson, T.J.Boyd, J.Greig & I.Weemees -- Design considerations for tailings dams /R.C.Lo & E.J.Klohn -- Cost effective backfill design for a reclamation impoundment /J.M.Pool, T.W.Hardgrove &J.F.Crouch -- The evaluation of thickened tailings in a seismic area /B.McMahon, J.T.Phillips & W.A Hutton -- Geotechnical considerations -- Behavior and properties of phosphorus contaminated sludge /A.C.Jones, I.Arango & J.Brummer -- Hydraulic conductivity of oil shale solid waste /J.PTurner & S.Rangarajan -- Development and shear strength parameters of paste backfill /L.Bodi, G.Hunt & T.Lahnalampi -- A field study of the consolidation behaviour of saline gold tailings /T.Newson, Y.Fujiyasu & M.Fahey -- Field tests evaluating freeze-thaw dewatering of fine tailing

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