Definitions for "TAILINGS POND"
a containment area used to deposit tailings from milling. Financial Terms
Pool where worthless waste rock and sludge from mining activities are stored.
a pond of water with a constraining wall or dam into which mill effluents are deposited
A low-lying depression used to confine tailings, the prime function of which is to allow enough time for heavy metals to settle out or for cyanide to be destroyed before water is discharged into the local watershed.
Keywords:  enclosure, contain
An enclosure to contain tailings.