Tailings, also called tailing ponds, are the materials left over after the process of separating the valuable portion from an uneconomic portion of an ore. The pond is generally impounded with a dam and known as a tailings impoundment. Tailings ponds are used to store waste made from separating minerals from rocks (slurry) produced from mining. Companies that utilize ClosureTurf on its tailing impoundments for a capping medium will be able to add a renewable energy alternative with PowerCap™. This will allow mines to generate energy at their facility from waste sites.
