In order to reveal the effect of tailing acidification and its effect on the shear strength of tailings, the soaking test was carried out. The tailings sand samples were taken from a lead-zinc mine in Hunan Province, and the addition of hydrogen peroxide was used to promote the oxidation of sulfide ( mainly pyrite) in tailings and produce acid.On the ba- sis of the soaking test, a series of experiments on MLA( mineral liberation analyser)mineral composition analysis, particle analysis and shear strength were carried out.The resuhs show that...