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Oil Sands Tailings: What Needs to be Done

J.D. Scott and B. Ozum | September 01, 2010 | 12:19 pm Energy 

The accumulation of mature fine tailings (MFT) in tailings ponds has been a concern of the oil sands industry for nearly four decades. However, even when a few measures have been implemented, the industry is still using processes that operate at elevated pH, which...