Critical hydraulic gradients in tailings dams : comparison to natural analogies

The increasing demand of metals and minerals has made it economical for the mining industry to mine low-grade deposits, which results in immense quantities of by-products. In fact, such by-products, i.e. tailings, are the largest waste volumes produced on earth. Ore from sulfide rich geological form...

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Main Author: Jantzer, Isabel
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Geoteknologi 2009
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