Hydro-mechanical evaluation of stabilized mine tailings

Environmental Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 749-759

  Mohamed, A M O ^a   Hossein, M ^b   Hassani, F P ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b HART CROWSER INC   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Fly ash; Lime; Reactive tailings; Solidification

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLY ASH; FREEZING; GYPSUM; HYDRATES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIME; MINES; PLASTICITY; RAILINGS; REUSABILITY; SOLIDIFICATION; THAWING; WASTE TREATMENT;

MINE TAILINGS;

TAILINGS;

ALUMINUM; FLY ASH; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOLIDIFICATION; TAILINGS;

ALUMINUM; FLY ASH; HYDROMECHANICS; LIME; MINE WASTE; REMEDIATION; SOLIDIFICATION; TAILINGS;

EID: 0036523966     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-001-0458-y     Document Type: Article

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