Tailings Management Facilities
Editors
Tamás Meggyes University of Wolverhampton, UK, formerly of BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin
Karl Ernst Roehl Karlsruhe University
Darron Dixon-Hardy University of Leeds
Mine tailings
Tailings are fine-grained residues from the milling process, emerging as slurries that are deposited in ponds or lagoons, often confined by man-made embankments or dams. These tailings management facilities can present serious threats to the environment and to human life, especially where there is improper design, handling or management. Their failure may result in uncontrolled spills of tailings, dangerous flow-slides, and/or the release of poisonous chemicals, leading to major environmental catastrophes.
State-of-the-art review
The TAILSAFE (Sustainable Improvement in Safety of Tailings Facilities) project, funded under the European Commission's 5th Framework RTD Programme, was carried out from 2002 to 2005. Although based mainly on European case studies, the project also built on world-wide experience and results. This book presents the outcome of an extensive state-of-the-art review carried out within the project.
Topics covered
Mineral-processing methods, with special emphasis on tailings production and water management
Slurry handling, treatment and transport techniques, including dewatering and paste technologies
Tailings placement, and lagoon and dam design and formation practices
Authorisation, management, monitoring and inspection practices
Major risks to the safety of uranium tailings facilities, and their environmental impacts
Parameters governing the safety of tailings management facilities
Price: £59.00 (UK), £62.00 (rest of world) including postage
A4 paperback, 420 pages
Please note the next dispatch date will be 25/7/11
Last modified on 15 July 2011