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Research article
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14 Dec 2020
Research article |
| 14 Dec 2020
| 14 Dec 2020
Tailings-flow runout analysis: examining the applicability of a semi-physical area–volume relationship using a novel database
Negar Ghahramani
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada
Andrew Mitchell
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada
Nahyan M. Rana
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Canada
Scott McDougall
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada
Stephen G. Evans
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Canada
W. Andy Take
Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, K7L
3N6, Canada
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- Study on the impact of debris flow from tailings dam failure on shale gas well station M. Chen et al. 10.3389/feart.2023.1297133
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- Biodiversity conservation threatened by global mining wastes B. Aska et al. 10.1038/s41893-023-01251-0
- A benchmarking study of four numerical runout models for the simulation of tailings flows N. Ghahramani et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154245
- Analysis of Uncertainty and Sensitivity in Tailings Dam Breach-Runout Numerical Modelling N. Ghahramani et al. 10.1007/s10230-024-00970-w
- Major recent failures in Brazilian mine waste containment facilities, current cases of maximum emergency level and imminent risk of rupture, and a brief sustainability analysis C. Fraga Filho & R. Aleixo 10.1007/s11356-024-34864-9
- Effect of the presence of a tailings dam beach on breach outflow and erosion during overtopping failure K. Barlow et al. 10.1016/j.enggeo.2024.107805
- Catastrophic mass flows resulting from tailings impoundment failures N. Rana et al. 10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106262
- The Development and Demonstration of a Semi-Automated Regional Hazard Mapping Tool for Tailings Storage Facility Failures S. Innis et al. 10.3390/resources11100082
- Geomorphologic risk zoning to anticipate tailings dams' hazards: A study in the Brumadinho's mining area, Minas Gerais, Brazil P. Pereira et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169136
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- Global magnitude-frequency statistics of the failures and impacts of large water-retention dams and mine tailings impoundments N. Rana et al. 10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104144
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Short summary
Tailings flows result from the breach of tailings dams. These flows contain waste products of the mineral processing operations and can travel substantial distances, causing significant loss of life, environmental damage, and economic costs. This paper establishes a new tailings-flow runout classification system, describes a new database of events that have been mapped in detail using the new system, and examines the applicability of a semi-physical area–volume relationship using the new data.
Tailings flows result from the breach of tailings dams. These flows contain waste products of...
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