TY  - JOUR
TI  - SUSTAINABILITY AND TAILINGS MANAGEMENT IN THE MINING INDUSTRY: PASTE TECHNOLOGY
AB  - In this study, the basic principles of paste technology which has been implemented successfully in the mining industry forboth waste volume reduction and environmental impact reduction were investigated. In the past two decades, pastetechnology has progressed from a research-based mine backfill idea to a widely accepted and cost-effective fill system withthe potential to totally change the approach tailings are disposed on the surface. Application of paste tailings for modernmines was shown experimentally by laboratory and field testing, focusing on intrinsic (e.g., tailings, cement and mix waterproperties) and extrinsic (e.g., in situ mixing, placement and curing conditions) parameters. Results indicate that use ofpaste tailings as backfilling and disposal in the mining industry as an innovative and environmentally sound system canguarantee operational continuity by reducing environmental (e.g., tailings dam failure, acidic water formation) andfinancial concerns over the mine’s life. Finally, paste technology enables mining operators to better manage theirproblematic tailings produced in the mineral processing plants.
AU  - YILMAZ, EROL
AU  - YILMAZ, Elif
DO  - 10.22531/muglajsci.383095
PY  - 2018
JO  - Mugla Journal of Science and Technology
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
SN  - 2149-3596
SP  - 16
EP  - 26
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/292671
ER  -