Acid mine drainage (AMD) causes serious environmental pollution owing to its high acidity,
toxic metal content, and sulfate content. This review describes the mechanism of formation …

Cemented paste backfill (CPB) slurry has demonstrated a greater advantage in the
development of backfilling. This article summarises the development of various aspects of …

This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the unconfined compressive
strength (UCS), indirect tensile strength (ITS), microstructural properties and environmental …

Humanity developed from bipedal hominidae via hunters and collectors to a modern high
tech society in about 6 Ma. Survival was ensured by a thorough and sustainable use of the …

Acid mine drainage, produced from sulfur-containing mine waste exposed to air, water, and
bacteria, is considered as a serious environmental pollutant because of its extremely low pH …

Resource estimates are crucial to assess the economic potential of tailings storage facilities
(TSF) for re-mining and the extraction of critical raw materials. However, a lack of consensus …

At the Old Tailings Dam (OTD), Savage River, Western Tasmania, 38 Mt of pyritic tailings
were deposited (1967 to 1982) and have since been generating acid and metalliferous …

Cobalt is recognised by the European Commission as a “Critical Raw Material” due to its
irreplaceable functionality in many types of modern technology, combined with its current …

The management of mine tailings presents a global challenge. Re-mining of tailings to
recover remaining metals and other valuable constituents could play a crucial role in …

Throughout most of the 20th century, the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway company
discharged tailings from the Mount Lyell mine into the Queen River. Tailings migrated …