Mine Wastes
Explore what mining leaves behind, the risks associated with mine waste, and how waste can be safely managed and reused.
Overview
Description
This Digital Teaching Material introduces the main types of mine waste and the challenges associated with their long-term management. It explores tailings and dam safety, acid mine drainage, mine closure and rehabilitation, and shows how former mine waste can sometimes become a valuable resource.
What you will learn
- What mine waste is and why mining produces such large quantities of it
- How tailings are stored and why tailings storage facilities can fail
- How acid mine drainage forms and how it can be predicted, prevented and treated
- How mine closure, rehabilitation and reprocessing can turn waste from a liability into a resource
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 1 Lesson
- Lifetime
- Wastes of the mining industry2
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DTM Features
- Lecture 1
- Quiz 1
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level Intermediate
- Language English
- Students 0
- Certificate No
- Assessments Yes