Geosynthetic use in mining applications
Conference
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OSTI ID:543145
- Golder Associates Inc., Denver, CO (United States)
Geosynthetics are widely used in mining applications. Such uses include geomembranes for containment and geotextiles for material segregation and drainage. This paper provides a broad overview of some of the uses of geosynthetics in mining. This overview is accomplished by considering uses in different mining applications. Heap leach facilities, tailings impoundments, waste rock dumps, and infrastructure are considered separately. It is clear that in general, geosynthetics are exposed to higher stresses in mining than in most general civil applications and that some issues are still not fully addressed when compared to other environmental applications. These issues are identified and discussed in further detail.
- OSTI ID:
- 543145
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970379--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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