a. The gangue and other refuse material resulting from the washing,
concentration, or treatment of ground ore. See also:
tail Webster 3rd
b. Those portions of washed ore or coal that are
regarded as too poor to be treated further Standard, 2
c. Applied to
sectional residue, e.g., table tailings, which is the residue from shaking
screens and tables. Nelson
d. The reject from froth flotation cells. BS,
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Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
