Tailings pond rehabilitation LOCATION: Northern Alberta (Oilsands) TIMEFRAME: Winter 2010 PRODUCT: High Strength Geotextiles PROJECT PARTNERS: Material Supplier: Tencate Mira Fabrication and Installation: Layeld LOCATION: Northern Alberta (Oilsands) TIMEFRAME: Winter 2010 PRODUCT: High Strength Geotextiles PROJECT PARTNERS: Material Supplier: Tencate Mira Fabrication and Installation: Layeld The Challenge The scale and scope of capping oilsands tailings ponds has limited reclamation work in the past. The presence of persistent clay in oilsands tailings has made consolidation of tailings a di cult task and many ponds remain too soft to cap many years after they are full. The tailings pond in this example was a MatureFine Tailings (MFT) pond. This project prole outlines the work done

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