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Relocation of tailings

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001943

Relocation of tailings is sometimes necessary if the pile poses a threat to inhabitants or the environment, for example, through being situated too close to populated areas, on top of aquifers or other sources of water, or in unstable areas such as flood plains or faults near earthquake zones.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001943
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001943",
  "term": "Relocation of tailings",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "Relocation of tailings is sometimes necessary if the pile poses a threat to inhabitants or the environment, for example, through being situated too close to populated areas, on top of aquifers or other sources of water, or in unstable areas such as flood plains or faults near earthquake zones.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/relocation-of-tailings/"
}

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