Abstract:On the basis of summarizing the history and characteristics of the formulation of flood control standards for tailings pond in China, the flood control standards for reservoirs and dams in domestic water conservancy industry and tailings pond in foreign metallurgical mining industry are compared and analyzed. Through the reliability analysis of the flood control standard for the specific service life of the tailings pond, the quantitative values of the engineering reliability of the tailings pond when different flood control standards are selected under different service life conditions are obtained, and how to analyze and evaluate the applicability of the selected flood control standards according to the specific service life of the tailings pond is clarified. Finally, the verification is illustrated with an engineering example. The research results can provide a quantitative reference for the technical personnel of the tailings pond industry in selecting flood control standards and evaluating the flood control reliability of the tailings pond.