tailings

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The judge concluded that it was not a “practical and workable” way to render the tailings nonreactive or to keep water out of them over time.

From Seattle Times

Nearly a third of the world's mine tailings are stored within or near protected conservation areas, University of Queensland research has found.

From Science Daily

"The focus will be to maintain the tailings pond 24/7," one of the sources said about the maintenance.

From Reuters

Critics also cite the risks of acid mine drainage and concerns about the safety of the dam for its tailings basin.

From Seattle Times

That April 2022 ruling upended the government’s long-held position that established mining claims automatically convey the same mineral rights under the 1872 Mining Law to adjacent lands where tailings and other waste will be buried.

From Washington Times