Suitability of bentonite-paste tailings mixtures as engineering barrier material for mine waste containment facilities

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 840-848

  Fall, M ^a   Celestin J C ^a   Han, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Barrier; Paste backfill; Recycling; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BARRIER; BARRIER DESIGN; BARRIER MATERIAL; BENTONITE BARRIER; COMPACTED CLAYS; COST ANALYSIS; DRYING PERFORMANCE; ECONOMICAL BENEFITS; FREEZE-THAW; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; MINE WASTES; NATURAL BENTONITE; NEW MATERIAL; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PASTE BACKFILL; TAILINGS MANAGEMENT;

ACIDS; BENTONITE; CLAY MINERALS; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST REDUCTION; DRAINAGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MINES; MINING; RECYCLING; STAGES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SOLID WASTES;

EID: 67349133203     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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