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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Flsmidth A/s, Valby, DK;
Chris Braun, West Jordan, UT (US);
Vishal Gupta, Sandy, UT (US);
Timothy J. Laros, Park City, UT (US);
Todd Wisdom, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Chris Braun, West Jordan, UT (US);
Vishal Gupta, Sandy, UT (US);
Timothy J. Laros, Park City, UT (US);
Todd Wisdom, Bethlehem, PA (US);
FLSMIDH A/S, Valby, DK;
Abstract
A system and method for tailings disposal is disclosed. A coarse tailings feed stream and a coarse tailings crusher for crushing the coarse tailings feed stream is provided. A crushed coarse tailings stream may be produced by the coarse tailings crusher, and a disposal stream comprising the crushed coarse tailings stream may be discarded as geotechnically stable waste product. The system and method may further provide a fine tailings stream and a thickener configured to thicken/dewater the fine tailings stream and produce a thickener underflow fine tailings stream. The system and method may provide a mixer configured to mix the thickener underflow fine tailings stream and the crushed coarse tailings stream to form a combined tailings disposal stream. Dewatering apparatus may also be provided.