Wetland-based passive treatment systems for gold ore processing effluents containing residual cyanide, metals and nitrogen species [PDF]
, 2013 Gold extraction operations generate a variety of wastes requiring responsible disposal in compliance with current environmental regulations. During recent decades, increased emphasis has been placed on effluent control and treatment, in order to avoid ...
Loredo, J. +3 more
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Effect of weathering product assemblages on Pb bioaccessibility in mine waste: implications for risk management [PDF]
, 2013 General assessments of orebody types and associated mine wastes with regards to their environmental signature and human health hazards are needed to help managing present and historical mine waste facilities.
Cave, Mark R. +3 more
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The mine tailing accident in Aznalcollar
Science of The Total Environment, 1999 Massive amounts of acidic waters and mud (pH approximately 3) containing toxic metals such as zinc, lead, arsenic, copper, antimony, cobalt, thallium, bismuth, cadmium, silver, mercury and selenium were released in the surroundings of Doñana Park as a consequence of the mine tailings spill accident in Aznalcollar (SW Spain).
Grimalt, Joan O. +3 more
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An adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system to model the uniaxial compressive strength of cemented hydraulic backfill [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose. The purpose of this paper is to develop the models for predicting the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of cemented hydraulic backfill (CHB), a widely used technique for filling underground voids created by mining operations as it provides ...
Basarir, H +4 more
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Flocculation Settling Characteristics of Ultra-Fine Iron Tailings with Rich Gypsum
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021 Because of the uniqueness of geological mineralization, tailings obtained from Chenchao Iron Mine have low SiO2 content of only 27.80%. Content of Al2O3 and MgO is 13.31% and CaSO4 is 22.09%.
Daiqiang Deng, Guodong Cao
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Upgrading of a Tailings Management Facility for the Disposal of Dry Stack Tailings
Materials Proceedings, 2022 In every mine in the world, the result of the process is a slurry material called tailings. Today, more than ever before, the mining industry is looking for technical solutions to dewater mine tailings to eliminate the risk of tailings dam failures.
Dimitris Dimitriadis +2 more
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Seasonal changes in antioxidative/oxidative profile of mining and non-mining populations of Syrian beancaper as determined by soil conditions [PDF]
, 2017 Soil pollution by heavy metals/metalloids (HMMs) is a problem worldwide. To prevent dispersion of contaminated particles by erosion, the maintenance of a vegetative cover is needed.
Bueso Sánchez, María del Carmen +4 more
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Levels of heavy metals and contamination status of a decommissioned tailings dam in Ghana
EQA, 2019 Heavy metal pollution from tailings has become a major global concern due to its toxicity, persistence and accumulative potential with its detrimental effects on public health and environmental receptors. In a bid to determine the contamination status of
Emmanuel Sey, Ebenezer J. D. Belford
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Mining, 2022 Until 2008, the Aldermac mine was considered one of the most problematic abandoned mines sites in Québec due to the high production of acid mine drainage caused by mine tailings spread over a large area.
Abdelkabir Maqsoud +3 more
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Contenido de Cadmio y Plomo en tejido de Hígado y Riñón en el Jote de Cabeza Colorada Cathartes aura (Linneo, 1758) de Chañaral, Desierto de Atacama, Chile [PDF]
, 2013 Indexación: Web of Science; ScieloThe Atacama region, Chile, presents one of the highest levels of mining exploitation of the country, which leads to high levels of contamination from mine tailings and other related environmental liabilities.
Abarca, Jorge +6 more
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