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Methods for managing tailings

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In oil sands mining, tailings are what remain after the oil has been removed from the ore that was mined out of the ground. Tailings are comprised of sand, silt, clay, water, solvents, process... More ≫

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In oil sands mining, tailings are what remain after the oil has been removed from the ore that was mined out of the ground. Tailings are comprised of sand, silt, clay, water, solvents, process chemicals and some residual bitumen. this fact sheet presents methods for managing tailing, it was developed to encourage international investment in Alberta.

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