tailings dam

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• tailings dam — /ˈteɪlɪŋz dæm/ (say taylingz dam) noun a dam used to store tailings left over from processes such as mining, oil extraction, etc …  

• Merriespruit tailings dam disaster — The Merriespruit tailings dam disaster occurred on the night of 22 February 1994 when a tailings dam failed and flooded the suburb of Merriespruit, Virginia, Free State, South Africa. Seventeen people were killed.[1] Late afternoon on the day of… …   Wikipedia

• Syncrude Tailings Dam — Infobox Dam dam name= Syncrude Tailings Dam caption= Syncrude Tailings Dam, enclosing tailings pond officiali name= Syncrude Tailings Dam crosses= reservoir= locale=Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada maint= Syncrude Canada Ltd. length= 11.3 miles (18 …   Wikipedia

• Dam — This article is about structures for water impoundment. For other uses, see Dam (disambiguation). Hoover Dam, a concrete arch gravity dam in Black Canyon of the Colorado River. Lake Mead in the background is impounded by the dam …   Wikipedia

• Tailings — A panorama of Broken Hill, New South Wales, backed by the man made mullock (waste tailings) heaps from the Line of Lode mine (the mullock heaps are the hills that stretch across this image). Tailings, also called mine dumps, slimes, tails, leach… …   Wikipedia

• Dam failure — The reservoir emptying through the failed Teton Dam A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or slows down the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundments. Most dams have a section called a spillway or weir over… …   Wikipedia

• Val di Stava Dam collapse — The Val di Stava Dam collapse occurred on July 19, 1985 when a tailings dam above the village of Stava, near Tesero, northern Italy, failed. It resulted in one of Italy s worst disasters, killing 268 people, destroying 62 buildings and… …   Wikipedia

• Syncrude Tailings — Syncrude Tailings …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• New Don Pedro Dam — USGS image of New Don Pedro Dam Location La Grange, California Construction began September 1967 …   Wikipedia

• Church Rock uranium mill spill — United Nuclear Corp. Church Rock Superfund site The United Nuclear Corporation Site near Church Rock in McKinley County, New Mexico Geography …   Wikipedia

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