尾び鉱こうダムMeanings1nountailings damTechnical term in mining and civil engineering; a dam used to store mining waste (tailings).See also: 鉱滓ダム尾び鉱こうダムの決けっ壊かいは深しん刻こくな環かん境きょう汚お染せんを引ひき起おこす。A tailings dam failure causes serious environmental pollution.