Sentence examples for method of tailings from inspiring English sources

"This method of tailings disposal has never been done in the dry desert climate of Arizona," said Mr. Featherstone, of the mining reform coalition.

The Stratoni Mines complex is located in the Chalkidiki region of Greece and has developed an innovative method of tailings management using large-scale geotextile tubes for the dewatering of tailings fines and minewater sludge.

Therefore, fine tailings disposal is a challenge to mine operators and new disposal methods should be explored for the stability improvement of tailings dams.

And so, over the course of three days, 9,000 tonnes of tailings and soil were removed.

The ski trails cross piles of tailings and wind past old trestles and mine shafts.

Dewatered stockpiling (dry stacking) is a safer alternative to tailings dams (Rico et al., 2008, [3]) for tailings disposal; however, this method has not yet been used in iron ore mines in Brazil, where geotechnical conditions and abundance of water are favorable for the use of tailings dams.

Figure 7 Volume compressibility relationships for various types of tailings.

Figure 8 Hydraulic conductivity relationships for various types of tailings.

The model was calibrated using oil sand fine tailings and validated through a wide range of tailings.

For the stability analysis of tailings dams, the accurate profile of the tailings dam is very important.

However, a blanket of tailings that washed in due to the 1996 dam failure presumably forms the uppermost layer of tailings in the bottom sediment.