Oil Sands

Assessing Oil Sands Tailings Consolidation Parameters Relative to Long-term Reclamation

Author(s):

Holly Rourke, Daryl Hockley

Category:

Mine Waste

The reclamation of tailings deposits is dependent upon long-term consolidation, which determines both the final storage volume and ultimate deposit strength. Very soft materials like flocculated mature fine tailings undergo large deformations during consolidation. Describing this “large strain Read more... about Assessing Oil Sands Tailings Consolidation Parameters Relative to Long-term Reclamation

Author(s):

Bronwen Forsyth, Stephen Day, SRK Consulting Canada Inc. and Oladipo Omotoso, Suncor Energy Inc.

Category:

Geochemistry