Title: Assessment of Effective Design of Tailing Pond for Safe Disposal of Iron Ore Tailings
Authors: Ghose, M K; Sen, P K
Abstract: The management of tailings upholds the
principle of economic development. Tailing ponds for the containment of iron ore
tailings is an important issue, not only from the point of view of pollution control
but also from the conservation of resources for the future. But due to huge cost
of land and safety of the dam, it is worth designing an appropriate tailing pond
size to a minimum level. The purpose of iron ore beneficiation and the cause of
surface water pollution and ground water contamination are described. Physico-chemical
characteristics of the tailings of an iron ore beneficiation plant and the effectiveness
of tailing pond for the
removal of toxic pollutants are discussed.
To carry out the effective design of tailing pond, settling characteristics of tailings
were carried out. The results reveal that the optimum area required for the containment
of the tailings should be much less, in comparison to the area utilized for the
tailing pond.
Page(s): 883-889
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