Clay Slimes From the Extraction of Alberta Oil Sands, Florida Phosphate Matrix and Other Mined Deposits
CIM Bulletin, Vol. 71, No. 790, 1978
M. A. Kessick, Chemistry Division, Alberta Research Council, Edmonton, Alta.
Current treatment and disposal procedures are compared for clay slimes resulting from the extraction of Alberta oil sands, the extraction of Florida phosphate matrix, the recovery of diamonds from kimberlite deposits in South Africa, the recovery of kaolin from clay deposits in southwest England and the upgrading of bauxite ore. Published research in the area is reviewed, and common trends which are emerging in the disposal of clay slimes are discussed.
Keywords:
Slimes, Clay slimes, Oil sands, Phosphates, Waste disposal, Environmental control, Tailings, Athabasca tar sands.
