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Title:

Safety of Tailings Dams

Url:

http://www.wise-uranium.org/mdas.html

Publisher:

World Information Service on Energy

Description: Contains information on different aspects of tailings dams; tailings dam properties, disasters, failure modes, slurry waves, stability analysis, and safe tailings disposal. Also includes a slope stability calculator and a tailings flow slide calculator.

LC Classification:

Technology -- Engineering (General). Civil engineering -- Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) -- Rock mechanics
Technology -- Mining engineering. Metallurgy -- Mining engineering. Metallurgy -- Dangers and accidents in mines and quarries -- Tailings dam failures
Technology -- Mining engineering. Metallurgy -- Mining engineering. Metallurgy -- Study and teaching

GEM Subject:

Science
Science -- Engineering
Science -- Geology

Key Concept:

Geology -- Rocks

Date Issued:

2004-08-21

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Audio/Visual -- Graph
Instructional Material

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner
Professional/Practitioner

Education Level:

Higher Education
Higher Education -- Graduate/Professional
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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