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Analysis of Geological, Mechanical and Characteristics of Aggregates used in Tailings Ponds

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Increasing social demand, economic developments, consumption fluctuations, urbanization, industrialization, modernization, population growth and technical needs have resulted due toincrease in the production of natural resources throughout the world. However, there is a less importance focused on the environmental regulations. Waste water is one of the environmental problemsthatmining activities may cause. It contains a lot of solid and liquid contaminants.Aggregatesare found among the most abundant ones in natural resources. They are obtained from river basins, sea and lake edges, quarries and industries as by products and waste. During mining activities or terminated mining activities, these materials are used in the creation of stability, impermeability and settlement of tailings dam. In this paper, construction of tailings pond by using aggregates are given in detail together with their classification, particle stability, particle shape, particle size, particle texture, covered in minerals of particle, particle porosity and trending to chemical reactivity of aggregates.

Source: International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology

DOI: 10.46660/ijeeg.v8i1.457

Authors: G. Ertugrul, E. Goz, A. Ucar

Institution: Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi

Language: English

Topic: Tailings Management and Properties

Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $70