Tailings storage facilities (TSFs) are engineered structures that comprise the confining embankments (commonly referred to as tailings dams) and associated works and are designed to contain tailings (residue following extraction of valuable material from metal ore processing) and to manage associated water. TSF contains mixed waste material from mining processes in liquid or slurry form and must be responsibly managed to prevent impacts on human health...
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Tailings Storage Facilities (English). Good Practice Note on Dam Safety|Technical Note no. 7 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/981621619171243500