Articles with "tailings disposal" as a keyword



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Radon fluxes at four uranium mill tailings disposal sites after about 20 years of service.

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Published in 2021 at "Journal of environmental radioactivity"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2021.106719

Abstract: To evaluate the properties of earthen covers over uranium mill tailings disposal cells after about 20 years of service, we measured Rn-222 fluxes and radon barrier properties at the Falls City, TX, Bluewater, NM, Shirley… read more here.

Keywords: uranium mill; tailings disposal; disposal sites; years service ... See more keywords

In situ evaluation of performance of reclamation measures implemented on abandoned reactive tailings disposal site

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Published in 2018 at "Canadian Geotechnical Journal"

DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2016-0699

Abstract: The abandoned Manitou mine site produced acid mine drainage for decades. One of the site’s tailings storage facilities (TSF 2) was reclaimed in 2009 using an elevated water table combined with a monolayer cover made… read more here.

Keywords: performance reclamation; tailings disposal; water; site ... See more keywords
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Scientific Considerations for the Assessment and Management of Mine Tailings Disposal in the Deep Sea

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Published in 2018 at "Frontiers in Marine Science"

DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00017

Abstract: Deep-sea tailing disposal (DSTD) and its shallow water counterpart, submarine tailings disposal (STD), are practiced in many areas of the world, whereby mining industries discharge processed mud- and rock waste slurries (tailings) directly into the… read more here.

Keywords: considerations assessment; deep sea; tailings disposal; scientific considerations ... See more keywords

Use of Submarine Tailings Disposal as Alternative Tailings Management System

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Published in 2024 at "Minerals"

DOI: 10.3390/min14070674

Abstract: The importance of the mining/milling industry in increasing the growth level and welfare of countries is quite high. However, at the end of mining/milling processes, huge amounts of waste (often known as tails) are inevitably… read more here.

Keywords: system; submarine tailings; disposal alternative; tailings disposal ... See more keywords