tailings

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Miles and miles of refineries and their stinking tailings ponds, adjacent to beach resorts that run on desalination plants.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

They examined levels of cadmium, chromium, copper, nickel, and lead, metals linked to iron oxides, which are the primary component of the tailings.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

China Nonferrous Mining blamed the dam’s failure on heavy rains and vandalism by locals that damaged the protective membrane on the pool holding mine tailings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

The tailings dam at a Sino Metals copper mine failed in Feb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

I rode my bike down to the shop every day after school to inspect how he was doing and sweep up the tailings at the machines, anything to assist.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam