Utilization of gold mill tailings as a secondary resource in the production of a high strength total tailings paste fill

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 1012, 1997, Pages 83-88

  Amaratunga, L M ^a   Hein, G G ^a   Yaschyshyn, D N ^a,b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Placer Dome Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fine gold mill tailings; Milling; Pastefill; Tailings agglomeration; Value added; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002227647     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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