A practice of ultra-fine tailings disposal as filling material in a gold mine.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.02.056
Abstract: A practice of cemented backfill technology with ultra-fine tailings in a gold mine was comprehensively presented, and a series of tests were conducted in accordance with the peculiar properties of ultra-fine tailings and the mining… read more here.
Keywords: fine tailings; gold mine; ultra fine; practice ... See more keywords
Nonthermoresponsive and Thermoresponsive Cationic Starch for the Flocculation of Oil Sands Mature Fine Tailings
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c00031
Abstract: The mature fine tailings (MFT) in the massive tailing ponds created during bitumen extraction from oil sands must be dewatered before the land and water can be reclaimed. Here, we report the first ... read more here.
Keywords: mature fine; fine tailings; nonthermoresponsive thermoresponsive; thermoresponsive cationic ... See more keywords
Dewatering of Oil Sands Mature Fine Tailings by Dual Polymer Flocculation and Pressure Plate Filtration
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b00938
Abstract: The mature fine tailings (MFT) generated from oil sands operations in northern Alberta, Canada, is the most challenging mine tailings to dewater. The MFT forms a gel structure and takes decades to settle and release… read more here.
Keywords: mature fine; fine tailings; oil sands; filtration ... See more keywords
On the thixotropy of mature fine tailings
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0153390
Abstract: The rheological behavior of mature fine tailings (MFTs) is investigated using transient and steady shear flow fields. The structure breakdown of intact MFT samples is examined by a startup flow experiment at various shear rates.… read more here.
Keywords: fine tailings; time; behavior; structure ... See more keywords
Capping dewatered oil sands fluid fine tailings with salvaged reclamation soils at varying depths to grow woody plants1
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DOI: 10.1139/cjss-2019-0120
Abstract: Abstract: Managing fluid fine tailings (FFT) present a major cause of industrial and environmental concerns in oil sands surface mining production. A potential management solution is to dewater and cap the FFT solids for use… read more here.
Keywords: fine tailings; oil sands; fluid fine; soil ... See more keywords
Physical and hydraulic response of geomembrane wrinkles underlying saturated fine tailings
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DOI: 10.1680/jgein.16.00017
Abstract: The effect of applied pressure on the deformation of a prescribed wrinkle, with and without a hole, in four different geomembranes (1 and 2 mm thick high density polyethylene (HDPE) and 1 and 2 mm thick linear… read more here.
Keywords: fine tailings; geomembrane; physical hydraulic; saturated fine ... See more keywords