the finer fraction of tailings discharged from a processing plant after the valuable minerals have been recovered.

The fine fraction of waste material discharged from the mill after valuable minerals have been recovered or the metallic compounds left in the bath during electrolytic refining of metals.

The fine fraction of tailings discharged from a processing plant without being treated. In the case of diamonds, usually that fraction which is less than 1mm in size.

A material of extremely fine particle size encountered in ore treatment, containing valuable ore in particles so fine, as to be carried in suspension by water. (All head ore should be deslimed before concentrating for maximum recovery of precious metals.)

The fine silt fraction of the ore

Slurry of fine solids; material to be filtered. Also referred to as concentrate, feed influent, intake, liquor, mud, prefilt, pulp or sludge.