Re-thinking mining waste through an integrative approach led by circular economy aspirations

M Tayebi-Khorami, M Edraki, G Corder, A Golev - Minerals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mining wastes, particularly in the form of waste rocks and tailings, can have major social and
environmental impacts. There is a need for comprehensive long-term strategies for …

An evaluation of iron ore tailings characteristics and iron ore tailings concrete properties

J Zhao, K Ni, Y Su, Y Shi - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Incorporating waste by-products in concrete is one of the critical approaches for sustainable
development. Particularly, iron ore tailings (IOT) as ordinary industrial solid waste in China is …

Utilization of antimony tailings in fiber-reinforced 3D printed concrete: A sustainable approach for construction materials

A Singh, Y Wang, Y Zhou, J Sun, X Xu, Y Li… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printed concrete (3DPC) is an innovative solution offering faster construction,
reduced waste, and greater design flexibility. Antimony tailings (AT) enhance the material's …

Research on the adsorption behavior of heavy metal ions by porous material prepared with silicate tailings

D Ouyang, Y Zhuo, L Hu, Q Zeng, Y Hu, Z He - Minerals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tailings generated from mineral processing have attracted worldwide concerns due to
creating serious environmental pollution. In this work, porous adsorbents were prepared as …

Utilization of tailings in cement and concrete: A review

M Gou, L Zhou, NWY Then - Science and Engineering of Composite …, 2019 - degruyter.com
One of the advantages of cement and the cement concrete industry in sustainability is the
ability to utilize large amounts of industrial solid wastes such as fly ash and ground …

Immobilization of phosphogypsum for cemented paste backfill and its environmental effect

X Li, J Du, L Gao, S He, L Gan, C Sun, Y Shi - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
The gradual accumulation of phosphogypsum (PG) has attracted worldwide attention
because of its occupation of considerable surface land and serious environmental …

Test research on the effects of mechanochemically activated iron tailings on the compressive strength of concrete

Y Cheng, F Huang, W Li, R Liu, G Li, J Wei - Construction and Building …, 2016 - Elsevier
High-silicon iron tailings, which have been mechanochemically activated, was used for the
preparation of concrete as a supplementary cementing material to substitute cement (by …

Analyzing microscopic structure and macroscopic strength behavior of cement-based tail fills incorporating fiber by X-ray CT scanning technique

M Jiang, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Using structurally layered cementitious tailings backfill (CTB) as synthetic roof material for
down-cut-and-fill mining can save cost while ensuring mechanical properties. In the current …

On the incorporation of class F fly-ash to enhance the geopolymerization effects and splitting tensile strength of the gold mine tailings-based geopolymer

N Zhang, A Hedayat, HGB Sosa, RPH Bernal… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Mine tailings (MTs) are ore residuals after valuable metals were extracted during mineral
processing, which can be reused to produce the geopolymer concrete for construction and …

Recycling paper industry effluent sludge for use in mortars: A sustainability perspective

ARG De Azevedo, J Alexandre, GC Xavier… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper and cellulose manufacturing industry generates significant quantities of waste,
including an extremely humid sludge, which is considered to be an effluent with high …