Mining wastes as road construction material: A review

P Segui, AM Safhi, M Amrani, M Benzaazoua - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The mining industry manages large volumes of tailings, sludge, and residues that represent
a huge environmental issue. This fact has prompted research into valorization of these …

Influence of silica fume on mechanical property of cemented paste backfill

H Eker, A Bascetin - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The cemented paste backfill (CPB) method, which is the most preferred method for tailings
storage, is one of the most used methods for the disposal of mine tailings. However, the high …

Compressive strength, durability, and resilient modulus of cement-treated magnetite and hematite iron ore tailings as pavement material

FS Jahanshahi, AR Ghanizadeh - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The extraction and processing of iron ore produce significant amounts of mine tailings,
causing environmental problems that require storage in reservoirs or dams. Using these …

Mechanical and microstructural properties of iron mining tailings stabilized with alkali-activated binder produced from agro-industrial wastes

WMK Levandoski, ST Ferrazzo, GJ Bruschi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study evaluated the stabilization of iron ore tailings (IOTs) with an alkali-activated
binder (AAB) produced from sugar cane bagasse ash, hydrated eggshell lime, and sodium …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of porosity, dry unit weight, cement content and void/cement ratio on unconfined compressive strength of roof tile waste-silty soil mixtures

EB Moreira, JA Baldovino, JL Rose… - Journal of Rock …, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the conventional ways to improve the mechanical behavior of soils is to mix them with
cementing agents such as cement, lime and fly ash. Recently, introduction to alternative …

Experimental study of geopolymer binder synthesized with copper mine tailings and low-calcium copper slag

L Manjarrez, A Nikvar-Hassani, R Shadnia… - Journal of Materials in …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
The use of waste materials in construction is gaining increasing interest due to the
development of new technologies. This paper presents an experimental study on …

Stabilization of iron ore tailings with cement and bentonite: a case study on Golgohar mine

S Barati, P Tabatabaie Shourijeh, N Samani… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2020 - Springer
The abundance of mining activities continuously increases mine wastes/tailings that require
storage/disposal. It is well understood that the accumulation of tailings around mines, and …

Generalized hyperbolic formula capturing curing period effect on strength and stiffness of cemented clay

K Yao, N Li, DH Chen, W Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
With the increasing popularity of stabilizing soft soils by a cementitious binder, accurate
strength prediction of cemented clay with curing period is essential for quality control. In this …

Coal-mining tailings as a pozzolanic material in cements industry

S Yagüe, I Sánchez, R Vigil de La Villa… - Minerals, 2018 - mdpi.com
The generation of enormous volumes of mine-tailing waste is standard practice in the mining
industry. Large quantities of these tailings are also sources of kaolinite-rich materials that …

Sustainable reuse of mine tailings and waste rock as water-balance covers

MH Gorakhki, CA Bareither - Minerals, 2017 - mdpi.com
The focus of this study was to evaluate the potential reuse of mixed mine tailings and waste
rock in water-balance covers (WBCs). Reuse of mine waste in geoengineering applications …