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Sustainable tailings storage a slippery issue

ONE of the major challenges facing the mining industry today is the sustainable storage and stability of tailings left over from the mining process, according to mine closure experts speaking at the First International Seminar on Mine Closure in Perth this week.

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Sustainable tailings storage a slippery issue

Tailings contain polluting materials that can be easily transferred from one area to the next and can be hazardous to the environment, particularly water bodies such as lakes. The current method for...

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