Cemented paste backfill (CPB) has been one of the best practical approaches for tailings
management and underground goaf treatment. Paste rheology is a science to study the flow …

Tailings dam failures have received significant attention in recent years due to the
catastrophic downstream consequences, as evidenced by the 2019 Feijão disaster in Brazil …

Tailings are the waste materials generated from mining activities and are typically stored in
large man-made earthen dams in the form of slurry. Failures of such tailings dams can have …

The growing demand for minerals has pushed mining activities into new areas increasingly
affecting biodiversity-rich natural biomes. Mapping the land use of the global mining sector …

Tailings dams are commonly built incrementally to increase the storage capacity of the
Tailings Storage Facility (TSF), usually without interrupting the mining activities. Dam …

Global businesses are facing increasingly significant climate risks. Firms with ESG
controversies will likely suffer from higher financing costs and inadequate investment …

Abstract On 1 May 2020, the Sardoba Reservoir in Uzbekistan breached its western wall,
and the uncontrolled release of water caused casualties, environmental damages and …

Abstract Paste and Thickened Tailings (PTT) technology has the advantages of water-
saving, dam safety, and environmentally friendly, which can improve tailings disposal and …

Natural hazards, which have the potential to cause catastrophic damage and loss to
infrastructure, have increased significantly in recent decades. Thus, the construction …

Mining operations generate large amounts of wastes which are usually stored into large-
scale storage facilities which pose major environmental concerns and must be properly …