Designing mine tailings for better environmental, social and economic outcomes: A review of alternative approaches

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 411-420

  Edraki, Mansour ^a   Baumgartl, Thomas ^a   Manlapig, Emmanuel ^a   Bradshaw, Dee ^a   Franks, Daniel M ^a   Moran, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Life of Mine; Mine tailings; Mineral processing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOTATION; ORE DEPOSITS; RECYCLING; TAILINGS;

CEMENTED PASTE BACKFILL; CONTAMINANT RELEASE; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; GLOBAL CLIMATIC CHANGES; INTEGRATED RESEARCH; MINE TAILINGS; MINERAL PROCESSING; PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT;

TAILINGS DISPOSAL;

EID: 84922955340     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.079     Document Type: Article

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