Evolution of disposal strategies

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Ujaczki Éva
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Ujaczki Éva

There is an evolution of bauxite residue disposal strategies as there is a shift from low to high density disposal techniques i.e. from direct disposal into the sea (25–30 w/w %), mud lakes (25–30 w/w %), to dry stacking (45–65 w/w %) and dry storage (70–80 w/w %) (Avery and Wilson, 2013).

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Avery, Q., Wilson, K., 2013. Bauxite residue pressure filtration for the alumina refinery’s bauxite residue tailings disposal. Oral Presentation, 16th international seminar on paste and thickened tailings, PASTE 2013, June 17–20, Belo Horizonte, Bauxite residueazil.

Available at: https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/p/1363_17_Avery/ Accessed June, 7 2018