| TSF | Tailings Storage Facility |
| BATs | Best Available Technologies |
| BAPs | Best Applicable Practices |
| BEPs | Best Environmental Practices |
| GISTM | Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management |
| ICMM | International Council on Mining and Metals |
| UN | United Nations |
| PRI | Principles for Responsible Investment |
| CTD | Conventional Tailings Disposal |
| TTD | Thickened Tailings Disposal |
| PTD | Paste Tailings Disposal |
| FTD | Filtered Tailings Disposal |
| ARD | Acid Rock Drainage |
| Cw | Slurry tailings solids content by weight |
| mtpd | Metric tonnes per day |
| CAS Number | Chemical Abstracts Service registry number |
| pH | Potential of Hydrogen index |
| CIL | Carbon-in-Leach |
| CIP | Carbon-in-Pulp |
| GCL | Geosynthetic clay liner |
| HDPE | High density polyethylene |
| INCO | Air cyanide destruction method with sulfur dioxide (SO2) |
| WAD | Weak Acid Dissociable cyanide |
| CCD | Counter-Current Decantation |
| RO | Reverse Osmosis |
| CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| ESG | Environmental Social and Governance |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| masl | Meters above sea level |