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Oil Sands Tailings: Reclamation goals & the state of technology

Alexander Hyndman, John Sobkowicz

In the proceedings of: GEO2010 Calgary: 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 6th Canadian Permafrost Conference

Session: M2-A

ABSTRACT: Accumulation of fluid fine tailings presents a challenge to the oil sands industry for mine reclamation and closure. The origin and nature of the problem is presented along with the methods currently under active development by the industry.

RÉSUMÉ: L'accumulation de fluide des résidus fins représente un défi pour l'industrie des sables bitumineux pour la restauration des mines et de la fermeture. L'origine et la nature du problème est présentée ainsi que les méthodes actuellement en développement actif de l'industrie. 1 INTRODUCTION Five decades of commercial oil sands mining operations

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Alexander Hyndman; John Sobkowicz (2010) Oil Sands Tailings: Reclamation goals & the state of technology in GEO2010. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

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