Tailings Management Facilities

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	Contributors
Price:£59.00 (UK), £62.00 (rest of world) including postage A4 size paperback, 420 pages