Patents Assigned to Chemstar Lime Company
  • Method of capping tailings ponds
    Patent number: 5118219
    Abstract: A method is shown for capping a tailings pond of the type which receives fines-containing aqueous effluent from an industrial process. A mineral formulation is prepared by mixing together lime, a pozzolanic component, a sulfate component and water. The mineral formulation is applied to the surface of the fines-containing tailings pond and is allowed to harden to form a surface coating on the tailings pond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Assignee: Chemstar Lime Company
    Inventor: Daniel D. Walker, Jr.