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Tailings

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-002255

The remaining portion of a metal-bearing ore consisting of finely ground rock and process liquid after some or all of the metal, such as uranium, has been extracted.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-002255
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-002255",
  "term": "Tailings",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The remaining portion of a metal-bearing ore consisting of finely ground rock and process liquid after some or all of the metal, such as uranium, has been extracted.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/tailings/"
}

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