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Evaluation of Mill Tailings Disposal Practices and Potential Dam Stability Problems in Southwestern United States. Reconnaissance Report. United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines, Washington, D.C.

PB243078

Publication Date	1974
Page Count	60
Abstract	The report presents the results of reconnaissance-level investigations of the mill refuse disposal systems for 15 plants throughout the conterminous United States. The sites visited represent a cross section of the copper, iron, lead and zinc, and phosphate industries' practices in the field of fine-grained refuse disposal. The reconnaissance-level investigations were carried out to gather supplemental data to the in-depth studies of Kennecott's Magna and Phelps Dodge's Morenci tailings deposits and Kennecott's Chino leaching dump. The various sites visited were classified according to the different systems and techniques used by the mining industry. The probable effects and relationships between site conditions and disposal methods were determined and evaluated to the extent feasible by a reconnaissance level investigation.
Keywords	Waste disposal Tailings Mining industries Dams Southwest Region(United States) Refuse disposal Industrial plants Failure Sites Copper Iron and steel industry Lead Zinc industry Phosphate industry Feasibility Performance evaluation Copper industry Lead industry
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	50B - Civil Engineering 68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 48A - Mineral Industries
Corporate Authors	Wahler (W. A.) and Associates, Palo Alto, Calif.; BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197519
Contract Number	S0110520

Evaluation of Mill Tailings Disposal Practices and Potential Dam Stability Problems in Southwestern United States. Reconnaissance Report. United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines, Washington, D.C.

Evaluation of Mill Tailings Disposal Practices and Potential Dam Stability Problems in Southwestern United States. Reconnaissance Report. United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines, Washington, D.C.
PB243078

Publication Date	1974
Page Count	60
Abstract	The report presents the results of reconnaissance-level investigations of the mill refuse disposal systems for 15 plants throughout the conterminous United States. The sites visited represent a cross section of the copper, iron, lead and zinc, and phosphate industries' practices in the field of fine-grained refuse disposal. The reconnaissance-level investigations were carried out to gather supplemental data to the in-depth studies of Kennecott's Magna and Phelps Dodge's Morenci tailings deposits and Kennecott's Chino leaching dump. The various sites visited were classified according to the different systems and techniques used by the mining industry. The probable effects and relationships between site conditions and disposal methods were determined and evaluated to the extent feasible by a reconnaissance level investigation.
Keywords	Waste disposal Tailings Mining industries Dams Southwest Region(United States) Refuse disposal Industrial plants Failure Sites Copper Iron and steel industry Lead Zinc industry Phosphate industry Feasibility Performance evaluation Copper industry Lead industry
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	50B - Civil Engineering 68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 48A - Mineral Industries
Corporate Authors	Wahler (W. A.) and Associates, Palo Alto, Calif.; BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197519
Contract Number	S0110520