Paste Tailings Management

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yilmaz, Erol (Editor), Fall, Mamadou (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Geotechnical engineering.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Waste management.; Ceramics.; Glass.; Composites (Materials).; Composite materials.; Materials Science.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.

This book provides an overview of paste tailings disposal at mine sites. It deals comprehensively with the characterization of sulphide-rich tailings, geotechnical and microstructural behaviour, surface tailings disposal applications, underground paste backfilling, and case studies. The authors plac...