An enormous amount of waste materials (tailings, fly ash and slag) are generated during
mineral processing, power generation and metallurgical processes. A vast literature on …

Environmental issues associated with tailings management have made it the most daunting
challenge faced by the mining industry. To dispose mineral tailings in a technical …

The mechanical and structural properties of cemented rockfill produced by mineral wastes
as recycled aggregates limit its application. In this paper, the macroscopic mechanical and …

Cleaner production is an integrated preventive environmental strategy intended to minimize
waste and emissions and maximize product output. The mining industry continually supplies …

Recycling mining wastes such as gangue for cemented rockfill is a key approach for
sustainable development while ensuring the safety of underground structures in the mining …

The tailings created during ore processing have been a serious problem for mining
companies and environment since it is a challenging task to effectively manage these highly …

Cemented paste backfill (CPB), an engineered mix consisting typically of tailings, cement
and water, has become a regularly used structural material in most mines worldwide. The …

High-value utilization of steel slag in cement is limited due to its low reactivity, volume
instability, and restrictions in the construction industry. In this study, a novel steel slag binder …

This paper presents the coupled effect of solid content and superplasticizer type and dosage
on the fluidity and strength properties of cemented tailings backfills (CTB). A total of three …

As a new paste backfill material, geopolymer cemented coal gangue-fly ash backfill is
prepared from fly ash geopolymer and spontaneous combustion gangue and can be …