ABSTRACT

Written by specialists from the mining industry, this collection of over sixty papers from the eleventh annual Tailings and Mine Waste Conference deals with technical capabilities and developments, as well as regulations and environmental concerns. It includes papers on topics such as site characterization, radioactivity and ris

chapter |24 pages

Site characterization

chapter |62 pages

Design, operation and disposal

chapter |48 pages

Geotechnical considerations

chapter |30 pages

Liners, covers and barriers

chapter |30 pages

Groundwater and geochemistry

chapter |70 pages

Remediation and reclamation

chapter |20 pages

Coal mining issues

chapter |26 pages

Paste technologies

chapter |36 pages

New technologies and approaches

chapter |34 pages

Policies and procedures

chapter |46 pages

Case histories