Resource
Mine Tailings Disposal in Nevada - The Current State of the Art
Resource Type
ASDSO Conference Papers
Reference Title
Mine Tailings Disposal in Nevada - The Current State of the Art
Organization/Agency
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Publisher Name
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Year
1998
Date
Oct. 11-14, 1998
Event Name
Dam Safety 1998 - 15th Annual Conference
Event Location
Las Vegas, Nevada
ASDSO Session Title
“Earth Shaking” Solutions
ISBN/ISSN
ISSN: 1526-9191 (Hardcopy)
Topic Location
Nevada
Abstract/Additional Information
The State of Nevada produces two thirds of the gold output of the United States which itself is the second largest gold producing nation in the world.
The tails produced from the milling of these precious metal operations have to be stored in facilities which meet stringent safety and environmental requirements.
In many cases, the challenges imposed by the design, construction and operation of tailings dams are more demanding than for conventional water-retaining dams. Certainly, they can be very different in some cases and in others, very much the same.
This paper will describe the progress of tailings dam design over the last ten years and discuss a number of case histories in the State of Nevada. 8 pp.
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