Reducing the geo-environmental impact of halite waste storage

The article describes the relevance of research on reducing the geo-environmental impact of potash processing by storing halite waste on exhausted slurry pits by hydraulic filling. The results of water-physical and strength properties of halite wastes were obtained in the course of research. The parameters of stability of salt pile formed by hydraulic filling from halite wastes are described and recommendations on the technology of safe formation of the salt pile by hydraulic filling are given.

Petrova T. A., Astapenka T. S., Kalahryuka A. A., Yesman M. M. Reducing the geoenvironmental impact of halite waste storage. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2022;(10-1):155—162. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2022_101_0_155.

Petrova T. A.¹ , Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Assistant Professor, e-mail: Petrova_TA@pers.spmi.ru, ORCID: 0000-0001-5914-6395,
Astapenka T. S.¹, PhD student, e-mail: tnastapenko@gmail.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6581-2550, Kalahryuka A. A.2 , Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Dean of the Mining Faculty, e-mail: akologrivko@ bntu.by, ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2449-9419;
Esman N. M.², student, e-mail: n.yesman00@gmail.com;
¹ Saint-Petersburg Mining University, 199106, Saint-Petersburg, Russia;
² Belarusian National Technical University, Minsk, Belarus.

Astapenka T. S., e-mail: tnastapenko@gmail.com.

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