David R Barsi

1. Introduction The mineral mining process typically creates two main waste streams that must be managed. The first is a coarse-grained waste rock material created from blasting. The second comprises fine-grained tailings that are generated from crushing and extracting the desired minerals. Waste rock materials are typically stored in large stockpiles and contain particles ranging in size from fines through sand and gravel up to boulders [1].

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle by Louis K. Kabwe *, G. Ward Wilson , Nicholas A. Beier and David Barsi Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2W2, Canada * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.