Evaluation of Mill Tailings Disposal Practices and Potential Dam Stability Problems in Southwestern United States: Reconnaissance Report

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• Corporate Authors:
  W. A. Wahler & Associates
• Description:
  This volume presents the results of reconnaissance-level investigations of the mill refuse disposal systems for 15 plants throughout the conterminous United States. The sites visited represent a cross section of the copper, iron, lead and zinc, and phosphate industries' practices in the field of fine-grained refuse disposal. The various sites visited were classified according to the different systems and techniques used by the mining industry. The probable effects and relationships between site conditions and disposal methods were determined and evaluated to the extent feasible. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Copper Lead Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Copper Industry Dams Failure Feasibility Industrial Plants Iron And Steel Industry Lead Industry Mining Industries Performance Evaluation Phosphate Industry Refuse Disposal Tailings Waste Disposal Zinc Industry

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Publisher:
  U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; California ; Florida ; Michigan ; Minnesota ; Missouri ; New Mexico ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Tennessee ; Utah ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SMRC
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-55
• Volume:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10008131
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-243078
• Citation:
  Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, OFR 50(5)-75, 1974 Dec; :1-55
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Performing Organization:
  W. A. Wahler & Associates, Palo Alto, California
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, OFR 50(5)-75
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9ef1fe1b0fc846f188bd70379a7642935c401ff1aa7ba782f94f5758e65e832305b202e698ffbacf646317c637bf562d288e91c4aa6551288d811120b30d04b4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206954/cdc_206954_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.15 MB ]