Environmental Engineering Reference
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Figure 19.31.
Ring dike or “turkey's nest” configuration as used in Paddy's Flat tailings storage
(adapted from Cooper, 1988).
Figure 19.32.
Cross-valley impoundment at the head of a small stream.
- can be staged in plan;
- allows cycling of tailings disposal into separate cells.
Cross valley
- should be sited at head of valley to limit external catchment;
- usually involves less embankment material than ring dike;
- can be staged either in height or by building multiple impoundments.
