The impact of fabric and surface characteristics on the engineering behavior of polymer-amended mature fine tailings

Management and reclamation of large inventories of legacy and fresh mature fine tailings (MFT) represent a continuing and significant challenge to surface mine operators in the Alberta Oil Sands because of the complex chemical and physical behavior of these tailings. Suncor’s tailings recovery oper...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boxill, Lois Esther
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/57392