Conclusions
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The minimum sand content in a hydraulic mix necessary for the hydraulic fill of tailings is directly related to the plan form of the slurry pond and its dimensions.
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Hydraulic fill of slurry ponds is possible if the following conditions are observed: a) with diminishing grain size of the sand, its content in the hydraulic mix must increase accordingly; b) with diminishing content and grain size of the sand, the specific discharge, unit weight, and viscosity of the hydraulic mix must also diminish.
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P. D. Evdokimov, Design and Operation of Slurry Ponds at Enrichment Plants [in Russian], Gosgortekhizdat (1960).
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B. A. Volnin and G. T. Sarvin, “Hydraulic filling of tailings with limited sand content,” Gidrotekh. Stroitel’., No. 10 (1970).
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Translated from Gidrotekhnicheskoe Stroitel’stvo, No. 2, pp. 31–32, February, 1972.
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Volnin, B.A., Sarvin, G.T. Establishing the boundary conditions governing the construction of hydraulic fills and poured slurry ponds. Hydrotechnical Construction 6, 148–150 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02378184
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02378184