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PRONUNCIATION OF TAILINGS

tailings  [ˈteɪlɪŋz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAILINGS

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Tailings is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAILINGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tailings

Tailings

Tailings, also called mine dumps, culm dumps, slimes, tails, refuse, leach residue or slickens, are the materials left over after the process of separating the valuable fraction from the uneconomic fraction of an ore. Tailings are distinct from overburden, which is the waste rock or materials overlying an ore or mineral body that are displaced during mining without being processed. The extraction of minerals from ore can be done two ways: placer mining, which uses water and gravity to extract the valuable minerals, or hard rock mining, which uses pulverization of rock, then chemicals. In the latter, the extraction of minerals from ore requires that the ore be ground into fine particles, so tailings are typically small and range from the size of a grain of sand to a few micrometres. Mine tailings are usually produced from the mill in slurry form. In some situations, tailings represent an external cost of mining. This is particularly true of early mining operations which did not take adequate steps to make tailings areas environmentally safe after closure.

Definition of tailings in the English dictionary

The definition of tailings in the dictionary is waste left over after certain processes, such as from an ore-crushing plant or in milling grain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAILINGS


ablings
ˈeɪblɪŋz
chitlings
ˈtʃɪtlɪŋz
chitterlings
ˈtʃɪtəlɪŋz
crumblings
ˈkrʌmblɪŋz
darklings
ˈdɑːklɪŋz
dealings
ˈdiːlɪŋz
feelings
ˈfiːlɪŋZ
filings
ˈfaɪlɪŋz
flatlings
ˈflætlɪŋz
hidlings
ˈhɪdlɪŋz
hinderlings
ˈhɪndəlɪŋz
middlings
ˈmɪdlɪŋz
netherlings
ˈnɛθəlɪŋz
peelings
ˈpiːlɪŋz
railings
ˈreɪlɪŋz
ramblings
ˈræmblɪŋz
rollings
ˈrəʊlɪŋz
scantlings
ˈskæntlɪŋz
settlings
ˈsɛtlɪŋz
whittlings
ˈwɪtlɪŋz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAILINGS

tailender
tailer
taileron
tailfin
tailfly
tailgate
tailgater
tailgating
tailhopping
tailing
taille
tailless
taillessness
tailleur
taillie
tailor
tailor-made
tailor-make
tailor´s
tailor´s chalk

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAILINGS

branglings
brattlings
cash dealings
chidlings
chisellings
crumplings
cudgellings
findings
hard feelings
Kings
metallings
no hard feelings
pricklings
ratings
savings
Springs
things
to make no secret of your feelings
wings
Writings

Synonyms and antonyms of tailings in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tailings» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAILINGS

Find out the translation of tailings to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tailings from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tailings» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尾矿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relaves
570 millions of speakers

English

tailings
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवशेष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نفايات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хвостов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rejeitos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জঁজাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déchets
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tailings
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Berge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

尾鉱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

광미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tailings
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chất thải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tailings
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेवट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

posa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sterili
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpady
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвостів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

steril
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απορριμμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitskot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anrikningssand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avgangsmasser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tailings

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILINGS»

The term «tailings» is regularly used and occupies the 69.665 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILINGS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tailings

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAILINGS»

Discover the use of tailings in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tailings and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tailings management: problems and solutions in the mining ...
This book assembles all the various aspects of the process and of tailings management which have an impact on the environment, thus providing significant examples to help those involved in tailings problems.
G. M. Ritcey, 1989
2
Case Studies on Tailings Management
To enhance understanding of tailings management & demonstrate how the mining industry is managing the risks associated with tailings disposal, this publication offers a collection of 21 case studies prepared by technical experts throughout ...
‎1998
3
Tailings and Mine Waste '08
This volume includes over 40 papers which present state-of-the-art papers on mine and mill tailings and mine waste, as well as current and future issues facing the mining and environmental communities, including technical capabilities and ...
The Organizing Committee of the 12th International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste, 2008
4
Tailings and Mine Waste 2002: Proceedings of the 9th ...
The proceedings in this work present 60 papers on mine and mill tailings and mine waste, as well as current and future issues facing the mining and environmental communities.
Symposium Editors, 2002
5
Tailings and Mine Waste '04: Proceedings of the Eleventh ...
Daniel J. Stolberg & David J. Williams The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia ABSTRACT: As part of research investigating cover systems on hypersaline tailings deposits in the arid climate of the Kalgoorlie region in Western ...
Linda Hinshaw, 2004
6
Geochemistry of mercury and other trace elements in fluvial ...
Hydraulic mine tailings contain the highest concentration of mercury and gold- amalgam and, therefore, should be of greatest concern for downstream transport. Fine-grained lenses of hydraulic mine sediments buried by dredge tailings may be ...
7
Tailings dams: risk of dangerous occurrences : lessons ...
In spite of a number of guidelines to their design and construction there are still major failings each year. This book gathers together 221 case records of incidents in attempt to investigate the causes of failure.
International Commission on Large Dams, 2001
8
Geoenvironmental Engineering: Geoenvironmental Impact Management
Precipitation of salts on the tailings surfaces during evaporation leads to the development of thin salt crusts that can significantly reduce the rate of evaporation. Quantification of the actual rate of evaporation from the drying tailings surfaces is ...
Raymond Nen Yong, Hywel R. Thomas, 2001
9
Scientific Basis for Risk Assessment and Management of ...
Release from tailings water may occur to the groundwater by the leaching of radionuclides and toxic and other chemicals in the solid tailings and by seepage of tailings pond liquids. The contaminants present will depend mainly on the ore  ...
‎1986
10
Tailings and Mine Waste '01: Proceedings of the Eighth ...
The work also contains information on subjects related to: regulations, technical capacities and developments. This guide identifies the current and future issues facing the mining and enviromental concerns.
‎2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAILINGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tailings is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mount Polley tailings pond cleanup completes first phase
4, 2014, the massive dam storing tailings from the gold and copper mine gave way, spilling 24 million cubic metres of mine waste and water into nearby lakes ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
BC gives restricted OK for Mount Polley mine to reopen after tailings
The tailings dam at the central B.C. mine breached last August, and 24 million cubic metres of mine waste and water gushed into area lakes and waterways. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
BC mine tailings ponds pose serious risk to water sources: report
Thousands of kilometres of salmon-rich waterways and the drinking water of hundreds of communities in central and Northern British Columbia are at risk of ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
4
BC, Alaska hold exploratory talks over Mount Polley tailings breach
VICTORIA -- Alaska's Lt.-Gov. Byron Mallott says he wants to see up close the aftermath of the Mount Polley tailings-pond collapse, including evidence of British ... «CTV News, May 15»
5
New environmental rules for tailings ponds
VANCOUVER – The disastrous collapse of the Mount Polley mine tailings pond in B.C.'s Interior last year has spurred changes to provincial environmental ... «Globalnews.ca, Mar 15»
6
Oilsands tailings ponds to be limited by new rules, Alberta says
New rules will curtail the size of tailings ponds and limit water use from the Athabasca River in Alberta's oilsands, says Environment and Sustainable Resource ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
7
Mount Polley spill: Search warrants executed at Imperial Metals
Last week, an independent investigation blamed the failure of the tailings pond on poor design, which didn't take into account the underlying instability of the ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
8
Design failure caused Mount Polley tailings breach, expert panel …
The design of the tailings pond dam at the Mount Polley mine that collapsed catastrophically last summer failed to address the unstable foundation on which it ... «The Globe and Mail, Jan 15»
9
NAFTA probe of Alberta's tailings ponds blocked by Canada
Canada has blocked an investigation into Alberta's tailings ponds by NAFTA's environmental watchdog. Representatives of the Canadian government, along ... «CBC.ca, Jan 15»
10
Potential legal action over tailings spill near Princeton
NEAR PRINCETON – The Copper Mountain Mine near Princeton may be facing legal action after a tailings spill last Wednesday. READ MORE: Plugged pipe ... «Globalnews.ca, Dec 14»

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