Rheology applied to the environmental management of mineral tailings: focus on safer disposal and water reuse

Abstract Mining activities worldwide are subject to serious geotechnical accidents involving tailings dams. Therefore, many studies have focused on tailings dewatering before their deposition. This article studies the rheological properties of flocculated and thickened nickel tailings in order to de...

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Main Authors: Bruna Camara Trampus, Silvia Cristina Alves França
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Gorceix
Series:REM: International Engineering Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-167X2019000300301&lng=en&tlng=en