tailings
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Miles and miles of refineries and their stinking tailings ponds, adjacent to beach resorts that run on desalination plants.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
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 • Dec. 28, 2025
Meanwhile, Sino Metals bulldozers have been leveling ground and removing dried tailings from riverbanks and gardens, which could make such an investigation more difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
The tailings dam at a Sino Metals copper mine failed in Feb.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Bulldozers had flattened millions of tons of coal tailings to create a black desert that stretched far down the narrow valley.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
