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Mine tailings’ size and composition depends on the mining method. For hardrock metal mines, tailings are usually a very fine mud or powder, which is left over after ore is crushed and valuable minerals are extracted from it. Tailings may also contain chemicals used for mineral extraction. Disposal of mine tailings is usually the single biggest environmental concern facing a hardrock metal mine, and creates very long-term environmental liabilities which future generations must manage. Toxic chemicals used to extract the valuable materials from the ore, such as the cyanide<\/a> used in gold mining, remain in the tailings at the end of the process, and may leach out into ground water. The above introduction and image are from Mining Tailings article 2014. Take 5 minutes to read in full.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mine tailings are the ore waste of mines, and are typically a mud-like material. Worldwide, the storage and handling of tailings is a major environmental issue. Many tailings are toxic and must be kept perpetually isolated from the environment. Scale of tailings production is immense, since metal extraction is usually only ounces or pounds, for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":362,"featured_media":134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/basic-mining-terminology-1.jpg?fit=1137%2C1141&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":691,"url":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=691","url_meta":{"origin":129,"position":0},"title":"Tailings dam collapse and toxic dust clouds… GP’s advice to residents: ‘Get out’","author":"adminnmmr","date":"04\/26\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's a recent article \"Newcrest's Cadia gold mine tailings dam collapse in 2018 causing concern\" by the ABC on their website. 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Read more: http:\/\/www.groundtruthtrekking.org\/Issues\/MetalsMining\/MineTailings.html#ixzz6UhiawlMP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nDisposal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Read more: http:\/\/www.groundtruthtrekking.org\/Issues\/MetalsMining\/MineTailings.html#ixzz6UhiYClHJ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nHazardous Properties<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Read more: http:\/\/www.groundtruthtrekking.org\/Issues\/MetalsMining\/MineTailings.html#ixzz6Uhidy88q<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n