tailing
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Instead, these materials end up in mine waste, also known as tailings, which must be stored and monitored to prevent environmental harm.
From Science Daily
The tailings dam at a Sino Metals copper mine failed in Feb.
The tailings facility is where waste from mining is stored.
But other portions were harder to confirm -- with Thai authorities not providing information, and Chinese officials tailing our reporters and impeding efforts to talk further with him.
From Barron's
"The tailings release and breach was promptly brought under control within hours of detection," the firm said in a statement on 3 September.
From BBC
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