THE TAILINGS INFLUENCE OF A MINING ENTERPRISE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Keywords:
mining industry, stored tailings, liquid waste, adverse sanitary effectsAbstract
When processing mineral raw materials at mining and processing enterprises, there is a high risk for environmental safety. It is due to the storage of toxic tailings. Tailings ponds intended for storage of such wastes can become a source of pollution of the groundwater, ecosystems and the atmosphere, the destruction of nearby infrastructure, and a threat to human life.