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Tailings Box Deposition Study Results <br />The tailings box deposition study allows for measurements to be made of <br />the settlement characteristics of the tailings in an environment which allows <br />the development of a beach. <br />For this study, tailings were deposited into the box in a series of eight <br />lifts to study the beaching characteristics. Measurements of the height of each <br />lift were made at the time of deposition and prior to the addition of the next <br />lift. Density and saturated moisture content (~) were also measured. The data <br />for each lift is presented on the following pages. <br />Additional data presented here includes grain size analysis of the tailings <br />taken after tailings deposition was completed, the grain size analysis was done <br />on samples taken at three points, progressively further from the tailings <br />discharge point. As anticipated, the data shows grain size becoming finer with <br />distance from the discharge point. <br /> <br />• <br /> <br />