Tailings Case Studies : Real-World Lessons in Tailings Management.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrison, Kimberly Finke.

Series:

Mining Fundamentals Series

Mining Fundamentals Series ; v.2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tailings (Metallurgy).

Mine management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Englewood : Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Incorporated, 2024.

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive examination of tailings management in the mining industry, featuring real-world case studies from various global locations. Authored by Kimberly Finke Morrison and published by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy Exploration, it explores design, construction, operations, and monitoring of tailings storage facilities. The work aims to advance professional knowledge and practices in the mining sector, focusing on geotechnical stability, seismic behavior, and the transition to sustainable tailings deposition methods. It is intended for professionals and stakeholders in the mining and underground construction industries. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Preface

About the Editor

Contributing Authors

Part i: Design and Construction

Niobium Tailings Storage Facility Design: CBMM Dam 8, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Upstream Raise Tailings Storage Facility Design Considerations at Newmont’s Tanami Operations, Northern Territory, Australia

Implementation of Passive Beach Drains, Boddington’s F1/F3 Residue Disposal Area, Australia

Cerro Verde Expansion Project, Cerro Verde Mine, Arequipa, Peru

Rock-Fill Dam Construction at a Tailings Storage Facility, Bagdad Mine, Arizona, United States

Conversion from Conventional Slurry to Thickened Tailings Deposition, Musselwhite Mine, Ontario, Canada

Conversion of a Tailings Storage Facility from a Cycloned Embankment to Earth Fill

Successful Conversions of Former Slurry Tailings Embankments into Filtered Tailings Storage Facilities, Durango, Mexico

Converting from Slurry to Filtered Tailings Deposition in a Tropical Climate, Antioquia, Colombia

Integrated Waste Rock Co-Deposition at the Éléonore Mine Tailings Storage Facility to Improve Geotechnical Stability and Facilitate Site Drainage, James Bay, Quebec, Canada

Seismic Behavior of Chilean Downstream-Constructed Tailings Sand Dams

Seismic Deformation Analysis of Tailings Impoundment No. 2, Mine Niobec, Canada

Tailings Storage Facility Developed Within a Heap Leach Facility, Yanacocha Mine, Peru

Use of Wick Drains to Stabilize a Filtered Tailings Facility

Cone Penetration Test Results Reflect Operational Improvements, Peñsaquito Mine, Mexico

Geotechnical Studies to Improve Understanding of Material Parameters and Tailings Storage Facility Performance and Address Changes in Stability Requirements, Granny Smith Gold Mine, Western Australia

Tailings Deposition in Open Pits at Cameco’s Key Lake and Rabbit Lake In-Pit Facilities, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada

Part iI: Operations and Monitoring

Integrated Monitoring Center Provides Continuous Real-Time Dam Monitoring, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Process Safety Approach to Tailings Management: Critical Control Reporting

Sand Tailings Deposition Through L Lines on Slopes on High Embankments, Cerro Verde Mine, Arequipa, Peru

Management of Wet Cycles at Mine Facilities, Saskatchewan, Canada

Modeling Overland Flow of Tailings Slurries

Modifying a Conceptual Site Model Through Additional Data Analysis and Visualization

Precipitation Forecasting for Tailings Storage Facility Water Management

Quantifying Uncertainty in Groundwater Heads Beneath a Tailings Storage Facility, Arizona, United States Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9780873355254

0873355253

OCLC:

1423132462