tailings disposal
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There isn't a lot of information on tailings disposal mining, it is essentially open pit mining but you take the residue of uranium out. You bring the uranium to the surface, and then crush it into a sand-like powder. Since it is very unpopular, the pros and cons have not been explored in detail by the State of Virginia or by any source that I found. But I did find some pictures that explained it quote well. The picture to the left is an example of the residues left by uranium that they mine.