@conference {54032,
	title = {The oil sands tailings technology roadmap project: The identification and improvement of tailings technology suites and pathways for technology development},
	year = {2012},
	note = {IN: Sego D. G.W. Wilson and N. Beier (Eds.) 2012. Proceedings of the Third International Oil Sands Tailings Conference. December 3-5, 2012. Edmonton, Alberta. University of Alberta Geotechnical Center and Oil Sands Tailing Research Facility. Edmonton, Alberta. },
	month = {12/2012},
	publisher = {University of Alberta Geotechnical Center and Oil Sands Tailing Research Facility},
	organization = {University of Alberta Geotechnical Center and Oil Sands Tailing Research Facility},
	address = {Edmonton, AB },
	abstract = {In 2011, Alberta Innovates {\textendash} Energy and Environment Solutions (AI-EES) awarded a contract to the Consortium of Tailings Management Consultants (CTMC) to complete a study to develop an Oil Sands Tailings Technology Deployment Roadmap to improve the current tailings management in the industry. The study scope of work was divided into four main components: 1) to identify and describe all known tailings management technologies, throughout all stages of the mining life cycle, 2) to define important tailings reclamation objectives to which successful tailings technologies should contribute, 3) to evaluate the identified tailings technologies to determine their strengths and weaknesses, in light of these objectives, and 4) to identify technologies and/or suites of technologies which could improve the ability of tailings management practices to meet the previously defined objectives, and the pathways by which they could be brought through the research and development process to commercial implementation. This paper describes the work completed during Component 4 of this study including: improvement of existing commercial technology suites and identification of new technology suites, development of roadmaps for furthering selected technologies and technology suites to commercial implementation, leveraging of synergies and collaboration in the development process, and defining the " Big Picture " context for the roadmap work. The full text of the report is titled: OIL SANDS TAILINGS TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT ROADMAP Project Report {\textendash} Volume 5 Component 4 Results},
	keywords = {planning, research needs, tailings, tailings treatment, tailings water, wastewater, wastewater treatment},
	url = {http://www.cosia.ca/media-resources/resource-library/ },
	author = {Boswell, Jeremy and Alostaz, Moh{\textquoteright}d and Sobkowicz, John and Abraha, Dawat and Gidley, Iain and Kofoed, Morgan and Davachi, Mickey}
}
