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2008 / ATC Papers / Conference / Tailings Management

The Application of Australian Experience with Surface Disposal of Paste and Thickened Tailings to the Oil Sands Industry

The concept of thickened tailings “stacking” as a means of surface disposal of mine tailings, first introduced by Eli Robinsky in the mid 1970s as an alternative to storing tailings in impoundments behind embankments, has come a long way. Australia has been a leader in research and development of the method.

M. Williams, ATC Williams

T. Osborne, ATC Williams

K. Seddon, ATC Williams

T. Fitton, ATC Williams

Oil Sands Tailings Conference, 2008

2015 / ATC Papers / Tailings Management / Technical Paper / Waste & Resource Recovery

Evaluation of the Rheology of Pipehead Flocculated Tailings

Pipehead flocculation is now a realistic option for mining tailings dewatering and disposal. However, for beach slope prediction, it is of fundamental importance to gauge the impact that pipehead flocculation could have on the rheology of the agglomerated tailings material, and how this might change after extended periods of shear as the agglomerated material flows down the beach.

P. Slatter, ATC Williams
K. Seddon, ATC Williams

‘Evaluation of the rheology of pipehead flocculated tailings’, in R Jewell & AB Fourie (eds), Paste 2015: Proceedings of the 18th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 131-137

2005 / ATC Papers / Dams Engineering / Research Paper / Tailings Management

Design, Construction and Performance of the Mount Thorley Central Ramp Tailings Dam

This paper covers the investigation, design, construction and performance of a tailings dam at Mount Thorley Warkworth (“MTW”), a Coal and Allied operated open-cut coal mine in the Hunter Valley, NSW.

K. Seddon, ATC Williams

C. Noske, ATC Williams

I. Duffield,

ANCOLD, 2005

2015 / ATC Papers / Tailings Management

Characterisation of a thickened tailings beach.

A geotechnical investigation has been carried out on the tailings beach of the Sunrise Dam central thickened discharge (CTD) tailings facility. This is believed to be the most comprehensive investigation of a thickened tailings beach so far undertaken.

K. Seddon, ATC Williams

J. Albee, ATC Williams

Characterisation of a thickened tailings beach, in R Jewell & AB Fourie (eds), Paste 2015: Proceedings of the 18th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 493-504

2011 / ATC Papers / Tailings Management / Technical Paper

Realistic beach slope prediction and design.

This paper discusses the issue of the true reliability of a beach slope prediction method. Beach profiles have been predicted for five sites where there is reasonable information available regarding the operating variables that influence slope.

K.D.Seddon, ATC Williams
T.G Fitton, ATC Williams

‘Realistic beach slope prediction and design’, in R Jewell & AB Fourie (eds), Paste 2011: Proceedings of the 14th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 281-293

2014 / ATC Papers / Research Paper / Tailings Management

Modified beach slope prediction model for non-segregating thickened tailings.

This paper is an extension to a previous theoretical model developed for non-segregating thickened tailings beach slope prediction. The original model was presented by two of the authors at Paste 2007 (Pirouz and Williams, 2007).

B. Pirouz, ATC Williams
S. Javadi, ATC Williams
K. Seddon, ATC Williams
P. Williams, ATC Williams

Paste, D. Van Zyl, R.J. Jewell and A.B. Fourie (eds), 2014, Canada.

2009 / ATC Papers / Journal / Tailings Management

The Effect of Evaporation on Strength and the Stability of Thickened Tailings Beach Slopes

K. Seddon, ATC WIlliams

M. Dillon, ATC Williams

Paste 2009 — R.J. Jewell, A.B. Fourie, S. Barrera and J. Wiertz, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth

2018 / Journal / Non ATC Papers / Tailings Management / Technical Paper / Waste & Resource Recovery

A numerical investigation on hydro-mechanical behaviour of a high centreline tailings dam.

The high rate of failure in tailings dams reflects the inadequacy of conventional stability and seepage analyses for evaluating their performance, especially during construction. In this article, the hydro-mechanical behaviour of a high centreline tailings dam during staged construction is evaluated by coupled stress-pore pressure analyses.

M. Naeini, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.

A. Akhtarpour, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.

Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 60(3), 49-60

2018 / Dams Engineering / Ground Engineering / Journal / Non ATC Papers / Research Paper

Numerical analysis of seismic stability of a high centerline tailings dam.

Rapid growth of mining activities parallel with recent technological progresses in this field has led to continuous production of great amounts of mining waste. Tailings dams are constructed to safely store these materials in order to protect the environment and water resources against mineral and chemical contaminations.

M. Naeini, University of Mashhad, Iran.

A. Akhtarpour, University of Mashhad, Iran.

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, volume 107, April 2018, Pages 179-194

2019 / Ground Engineering / Journal / Materials Characterisation / Non ATC Papers / Technical Paper

Stiffness and strength characteristics of demolition waste, glass and plastics in railway capping layers.

The increased generation of demolition waste has led to the successful implementation of its utilization in civil engineering projects. The combination of recycled aggregates and supplementary materials can potentially improve the quality of geomaterials when constructing alternative railway capping layers.

M. Naeini, Swinburne University of Technology.

A. Mohammadinia, Swinburne University of Technology.

A. Arulrajah, Swinburne University of Technology.

S. Horpibulsuk, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

M. Leong, Geofrontiers Group Pty Ltd.

Soils and Foundations, volume 59, Issue 6, December 2019, Pages 2238-2253

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The Application of Australian Experience with Surface Disposal of Paste and Thickened Tailings to the Oil Sands Industry

Evaluation of the Rheology of Pipehead Flocculated Tailings

Design, Construction and Performance of the Mount Thorley Central Ramp Tailings Dam

Characterisation of a thickened tailings beach.

Realistic beach slope prediction and design.

Modified beach slope prediction model for non-segregating thickened tailings.

The Effect of Evaporation on Strength and the Stability of Thickened Tailings Beach Slopes

A numerical investigation on hydro-mechanical behaviour of a high centreline tailings dam.

Numerical analysis of seismic stability of a high centerline tailings dam.

Stiffness and strength characteristics of demolition waste, glass and plastics in railway capping layers.

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