Backfilling in the underground mining industry
5/03/2014 · Pastefill – There are 2 methods of making Pastefill. 1. Dry Plant. A dry plant is so named because it uses dry tailings from tailings dams that are no longer in use because they are full and have had time to dry out. This reduces the need for the mine to find room for another tailings dam once the dam is emptied.