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
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Contributors Chris McDonald University of Leeds,UK D.P. Georgescu, Institute for Rare & Radioactive Metals, Romania C.A. Radulescu, Institute for Rare & Radioactive Metals, Romania M. Zlagnean, Institute for Rare & Radioactive Metals, Romania
I. Gombköto, University of Miskolc, Hungary J. Bohm, University of Miskolc, Hungary M. Csovári, Mecsek Ore Environment Plc, Hungary I. Benkovics, Mecsek Ore Environment Plc, Hungary Z. Berta, Mecsek Ore Environment Plc, Hungary G.N. Anastassakis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece E. Mylona, National Technical University of Athens, Greece T. Kalamboki, National Technical University of Athens, Greece A. Xenidis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece I. Paspaliaris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Á. Debreczeni, University of Miskolc, Hungary J. Engels, University of Leeds, UK J. Saarela, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland R. Anderson, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland K. Kreft Burman, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland
| Price: £59.00 (UK), £62.00 (rest of world) including postage A4 paperback, 420 pages
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