Mine tailings dams: Characteristics, failure, environmental impacts, and remediation

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Science
Geology
Refrences
Title Journal Journal Categories Citations Publication Date
Seismic failures of Chilean tailings dams 1967
Flood-related contamination in catchments affected by historical metal mining: An unexpected and emerging hazard of climate change Science of The Total Environment
  • Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
  • Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
  • Science: Biology (General): Ecology
 95 2014
Assessment of agricultural soil contamination by potentially toxic metals dispersed from improperly disposed tailings, Kombat mine, Namibia Journal of Geochemical Exploration
  • Science: Geology
  • Science: Geology
  • Science: Geology
 73 2014
Element cycling during the transition from alkaline to acidic environment in an active porphyry copper tailings impoundment, Chuquicamata, Chile Journal of Geochemical Exploration
  • Science: Geology
  • Science: Geology
  • Science: Geology
 37 2014
Heavy metal removal from water by red mud and coal fly ash: an integrated adsorption–solidification/stabilization process Desalination and Water Treatment
  • Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
  • Science: Biology (General): Ecology
  • Technology: Chemical technology: Chemical engineering
  • Technology: Hydraulic engineering: River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)
  • Technology: Chemical technology: Chemical engineering
  • Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
 11 2013
Refrences Analysis
Category Category Repetition
Science: Geology83
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering36
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences35
Science: Biology (General): Ecology30
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)13
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Environmental engineering7
Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy5
Technology: Hydraulic engineering: River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)4
Technology: Chemical technology: Chemical engineering4
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine: Toxicology. Poisons4
Social Sciences3
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics. Underground construction3
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery: Renewable energy sources2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene2
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine2
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Special industries and trades: Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade2
Science: Geology: Petrology2
Science: Geology: Mineralogy2
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)1
Medicine: Medicine (General)1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography1
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Oceanography1
Science: Biology (General)1
Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling1
Science: Science (General)1
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Geography (General)1
Agriculture: Plant culture1
Science1
Agriculture1
Agriculture: Agriculture (General)1
Science: Chemistry1
The category Science: Geology 83 is the most frequently represented among the references in this article. It primarily includes studies from Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Geochemical Exploration. The chart below illustrates the number of referenced publications per year.
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Citations
Title Journal Journal Categories Citations Publication Date
Seismic analysis of hybrid tailings dams: Insights into stability and responses Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Environmental engineering
  • Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics. Underground construction
  • Science: Geology
  • Science: Geology: Petrology
  • Science: Geology: Mineralogy
  • Science: Geology
  • Science: Geology
 2024
The Behaviour of Hydraulically Disposed Silty Iron Ore Tailings Under Static and Cyclic Loading Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
  • Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics. Underground construction
 2024
Prediction of Acid Mine Drainage Generation from Mine Waste at an Abandoned Mining Site in a Semi-arid Environment Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
  • Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
  • Science: Physics: Meteorology. Climatology
  • Technology: Hydraulic engineering: River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)
  • Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
  • Science: Biology (General): Ecology
 2024
The efficient applications of native flora for phytorestoration of mine tailings: a pan-global survey Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
  • Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
  • Science: Biology (General): Ecology
 2024
Dispersion of tailings in the Paraopeba River system after Brumadinho dam failure: Brazil Environmental Earth Sciences
  • Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
  • Science: Geology
  • Technology: Hydraulic engineering: River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)
  • Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
  • Science: Biology (General): Ecology
 1 2024
Citations Analysis
Category Category Repetition
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences218
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering198
Science: Biology (General): Ecology188
Science: Geology116
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)85
Science: Chemistry55
Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy52
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Environmental engineering50
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials46
Technology: Hydraulic engineering: River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)40
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery: Renewable energy sources40
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics. Underground construction29
Science: Geology: Petrology27
Science: Geology: Mineralogy27
Technology: Building construction: Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings25
Science22
Technology: Chemical technology20
Technology: Chemical technology: Chemical engineering19
Agriculture: Plant culture16
Social Sciences15
Science: Physics: Meteorology. Climatology15
Science: Biology (General)14
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine: Toxicology. Poisons14
Science: Chemistry: General. Including alchemy13
Agriculture: Animal culture11
Science: Science (General)10
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Geography (General)10
Science: Botany: Plant ecology9
Agriculture9
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene9
Science: Physics8
Science: Microbiology8
Agriculture: Agriculture (General)7
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Special industries and trades: Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade6
Technology: Photography6
Medicine5
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering5
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Oceanography5
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business4
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science4
Agriculture: Forestry4
Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling4
Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry: Biochemistry4
Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology4
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation4
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine4
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery3
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electric apparatus and materials. Electric circuits. Electric networks3
Technology: Chemical technology: Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass3
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Management. Industrial management3
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics2
Science: Mathematics2
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Mechanics of engineering. Applied mechanics2
Science: Chemistry: Physical and theoretical chemistry2
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering: Environmental pollution2
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science2
Technology2
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Applied mathematics. Quantitative methods1
Science: Botany1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering1
Science: Science (General): Cybernetics: Information theory1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Telecommunication1
Science: Chemistry: Analytical chemistry1
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines1
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering: Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes1
Science: Physics: Acoustics. Sound1
Political science: International relations1
Auxiliary sciences of history: Archaeology1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Physical geography1
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management1
Technology: Chemical technology: Polymers and polymer manufacture1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Maps1
Science: Mathematics: Probabilities. Mathematical statistics1
Medicine: Medicine (General)1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology1
Science: Zoology1
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Disasters and engineering1
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology1
The category Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences 218 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled Accidental Water Pollution Risk Analysis of Mine Tailings Ponds in Guanting Reservoir Watershed, Zhangjiakou City, China and was published in 2015. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled A critical review on bioremediation technologies of metal(loid) tailings: Practice and policy. This article reached its peak citation in 2022, with 97 citations. It has been cited in 229 different journals, 21% of which are open access. Among related journals, the Science of The Total Environment cited this research the most, with 26 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
Citations used this article by year