Description: Sustainable Use of Mining Waste Dumps (SUMAD) is an European Commission's Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) funded project (proposal number: 847227).
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Sustainable Use of Mining Waste Dumps (SUMAD) is an European Commission’s Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) funded project (proposal number: 847227). The aim of the SUMAD project is to determine ways to
optimise the use and long-term management of mining spoil dumps. Spoil dumps are the massive heaps of overburden materials that are excavated during the coal extraction process. The spoils can contain a wide range of rock fragments and fines. Randomness in the dumping process, various methods for the excavation and transportation and local site effects can influence the spoil behaviour in a dump site. Hence, the dump spoil materials are usually considered as heterogeneous and exhibit a time-dependent mechan
An example of a spoil dump site (credits: INERIS)