Key term for OCR GCSE Geography B, used in Natural Resource Depletion.
The toxic waste materials and rock fragments left over after the valuable minerals have been separated from the ore during mining.
Tailings appears in OCR GCSE Geography B revision content for Resource Reliance, especially Natural Resource Depletion and Impact of Resource Demand.
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