METHOD FOR STACKING TAILINGS Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: hydraulic structure building, in particular, filling tailing dump. SUBSTANCE: method for stacking tailings includes laying down main distributing pulp line with pulp outlets, pulp supply through pulp line from pump house, pulp separation into fractions comprising particles of various size, in so doing pulp including fractions of large size particles is separated at the beginning of pulp line, and they are precipitated at plots being the closest to pump house. Pulp comprising fractions of smaller size particles is transported to individual plots of tailing dump, where they are precipitated in order of decreasing sizes of solid particles. EFFECT: pulp transportation to remote plots with preset pump head, as well as decreased section of wearied pulp line. 1 dwg