Sentence examples for tailings layer from inspiring English sources

Leachate with high salt content was generated in the tailings layer in the early stages of monitoring, but after approximately 6 months, the objective was achieved as the hardpan layer gradually stabilized.

They go along making holes, because they aren't in an area of surface tailings, the layer is deeper.

Soil development in the capped tailings deposits was limited to accumulation of organic matter in the upper 0 2 cm of capping materials, and shallow (< 10 cm deep) decreases in pH and salinity within the underlying tailing layers.

Various characteristics of tailings may affect the layer's mechanical strength early on, but a long curing period is capable of compensating for these effects.

A cover system for mine tailings with a solidified layer (called an engineered hardpan) was developed in this study to reduce water infiltration, acid generation and sulfide oxidation.

An estimated 20% of the methane formed in the deeper layers of tailings ponds is oxidized by methanotrophs in surface waters.

Microbial and chemical sulfide oxidation activity and oxygen consumption was investigated in the active layer of pyritic mine tailings at Nanisivik Mine, located in a permafrost area on Baffin Island in northern Canada.

To evaluate the field performance of the system, a hardpan layer was installed on top of tailings on a pilot scale.

Remediation programs proposed for decommissioned sulphide tailings may include the addition of a cover layer rich in organic-carbon material such as sewage sludge or composted municipal waste.

2) The micro-deformation of the layer with an interface of coarse and fine tailings was greater than the micro-deformation of the other layers in the compression test.

The combination of sulfide minerals, principally pyrrhotite, that is susceptible to weathering processes and the relatively dry, coarse-grained nature of the tailings have resulted in the formation of a massive-hardpan layer in the proximal area of the ETMA.