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Annika Parviainen Matthew B.J. Lindsay Rafael Pérez-López Blair D. Gibson Carol J. Ptacek David W. Blowes Kirsti Loukola-Ruskeeniemi 《Applied Geochemistry》2012
Nearly half a century after mine closure, release of As from the Ylöjärvi Cu–W–As mine tailings in groundwater and surface water run-off was observed. Investigations by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron microprobe analysis (EMPA), synchrotron-based micro-X-ray diffraction (μ-XRD), micro-X-ray absorption near edge structure (μ-XANES) and micro-extended X-ray absorption fine structure (μ-EXAFS) spectroscopy, and a sequential extraction procedure were performed to assess As attenuation mechanisms in the vadose zone of this tailings deposit. Results of SEM, EMPA, and sequential extractions indicated that the precipitation of As bearing Fe(III) (oxy)hydroxides (up to 18.4 wt.% As2O5) and Fe(III) arsenates were important secondary controls on As mobility. The μ-XRD, μ-XANES and μ-EXAFS analyses suggested that these phases correspond to poorly crystalline and disordered As-bearing precipitates, including arsenical ferrihydrite, scorodite, kaňkite, and hydrous ferric arsenate (HFA). The pH within 200 cm of the tailings surface averaged 5.7, conditions which favor the precipitation of ferrihydrite. Poorly crystalline Fe(III) arsenates are potentially unstable over time, and their transformation to ferrihydrite, which contributes to As uptake, has potential to increase the As adsorption capacity of the tailings. Arsenic mobility in tailings pore water at the Ylöjärvi mine will depend on continued arsenopyrite oxidation, dissolution or transformation of secondary Fe(III) arsenates, and the As adsorption capacity of Fe(III) (oxy)hydroxides within this tailings deposit. 相似文献
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《Applied Geochemistry》2003,18(9):1361-1371
The study of inactive As-bearing tailings impoundments at the Khovu-Aksy mine-site (Russia) revealed high concentrations of As in the porewater of tailings solids and in their aqueous extracts, as well as in adjacent soils. In these investigations, experimental leaching of As-containing tailings was performed in the laboratory. The three types of solutions which were used in the leach experiments to model natural waters and waters of anthropogenic origin were H2O, HNO3 and NH4HCO3, and during leaching with these solutions As concentrations were maintained at 10±2, 16±1 and ∼20 mg/l. No low-pH waters were observed at the end of the leach experiments, where pH varied between 8.3 and 9.1. These alkaline pH conditions are attributed to the effect of acid consuming carbonate mineral dissolution reactions, which are also indicated by increased concentrations of Mg and Ca. Also, the solution of certain heavy metals (Co, Ni, Fe) was negligible compared to that of As, and these metals were assumed to have been conserved in the solid phase. Analysis of the leach solutions, and modeling of the results showed that As could be removed from the surface of different particles where it had been adsorbed, and also its concentration could increase with time from the breakdown of Ca(Mg)- and Ni(Co)-arsenate phases. In the absence of an effective remediation program, As release will continue to be an environmental problem. 相似文献
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A. Bascetin S. Tuylu O. Ozdemir D. Adiguzel M. Benzaazoua 《International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology》2018,15(2):281-288
Surface paste disposal method can be used to minimize environmental risks during storage of mine process tailings. There are some researches and industrial applications which prove success of the method. The surface paste disposal of mineral process tailings obtained from a Pb–Zn underground mine was simulated considering mine site conditions at laboratory scale in the study. The paste material was stored in the cabin/container layer by layer, and then, the cracks occurred after the paste formation of each layer were analyzed by image process. Meanwhile, leachate water collected from the bottom of the cabin was subjected to electrical conductivity (EC) analysis. Furthermore, the wetting–drying process was conducted to simulate the climatic conditions of the region. Additionally, some physical and geochemical parameters such as matric suction, volumetric water content, and oxygen consumption of the paste material were obtained using sensors displaced into different layers. The results of the crack analysis for each layer showed that the cracks intensity increased at lower layers. Moreover, the crack intensity and EC values of each layer showed a similar trend, and the crack intensity increased almost five times during the wetting–drying tests. The measured values of the parameters obtained from the tests indicated that the deposited paste material can be stabile during the deposition over the years under the climatic conditions of the region. 相似文献
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Agustín Gómez-Alvarez Diana Meza-Figueroa Arturo I. Villalba-Atondo Jesús Leobardo Valenzuela-García Jorge Ramírez-Hernández Javier Almendariz-Tapia 《Environmental Geology》2009,57(7):1469-1479
The San Pedro River (SPR) is located in northern Sonora (Mexico) and southeastern Arizona (USA). SPR is a transboundary river
that develops along the Sonora (Mexico) and Arizona (USA) border, and is considered the main source of water for a variety
of users (human settlements, agriculture, livestock, and industry). The SPR originates in the historic Cananea mining area,
which hosts some of the most important copper mineralizations in Mexico. Acid mine drainage derived from mine tailings is
currently reaching a tributary of the SPR near Cananea City, resulting in the contamination of the SPR with heavy metals and
sulfates in water and sediments. This study documents the accumulation and distribution of heavy metals in surface water along
a segment of the SPR from 1993 to 2005. Total concentrations of Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn in surface waters are above maximum
permissible levels in sampling sites near mine tailing deposits. Nevertheless, a significant decrease in the Fe and SO4
2− in surface water (SO4
2−: 7,180–460.39 mg/L; Fe: 1,600–9.51 mg/L) as well as a gradual decrease in the heavy and transition metal content were observed
during the period from 1994 to 2005. Approximately 2.3 km downstream of the mine tailings, the heavy metal content of the
water drops quickly following an increase in pH values due to the discharging of wastewater into the river. The attenuation
of the heavy metal content in surface waters is related to stream sediment precipitation (accompanied by metal coprecipitation
and sorption) and water dilution. Determining the heavy metal concentration led to the conclusion that the Cananea mining
area and the San Pedro River are ecosystems that are impacted by the mining industry and by untreated wastewater discharges
arising from the city of Cananea (Sonora, Mexico). 相似文献
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José Ignacio Manteca José Ángel López García Roberto Oyarzun Carlos Carmona 《Mineralium Deposita》2014,49(6):777-783
Between 1957 and 1990, the Peñarroya Mining and Metallurgical Company (SMMPE) disposed about 60 million tonnes of tailings materials directly to the Mediterranean Sea. A substantial part of it (12.5 Mt) was dragged back by the sea currents progressively infilling the Portman Bay (Murcia, SE Spain), thus making the shoreline advance between 500 and 600 m seaward. The Roberto froth flotation plant processed mineral from manto-type deposits belonging to the Sierra de Cartagena-La Unión lead-zinc district. One of the mineral assemblages present in these deposits comprises greenalite, magnetite, sulfides, carbonates, and silica. Despite that magnetite recovery was undertaken by SMMPE between 1959 and 1967, we estimate that magnetite contained in the tailings hosts a substantial resource that could be as large as 2.3 Mt of iron ore. The ore contains magnetite ± hematite ± siderite. Tidal waves and sea currents led to gravimetric classification of the tailings material, with concentration of the dense iron oxides in the sandy fractions, eventually forming a coastal placer iron deposit. A major problem for magnetic separation is the intimate intergrowth between magnetite, hematite, and siderite. Besides, the sands contain large concentrations of Pb (0.27 %), Zn (0.72 %), and As (559 ppm). 相似文献
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《Applied Geochemistry》1998,13(6):687-705
The results of an integrated geochemical and mineralogical study conducted at the Agnico-Eagle gold-mine tailings impoundment, Joutel, Québec, are correlated with bacterial populations determined from an enumeration of 3 groups of Thiobacilli. The tailings were determined to contain approximately 5 wt.% sulphide–S, predominantly as pyrite, and up to 30 wt.% carbonate minerals, chiefly as dolomite–ankerite and siderite. The objective of the study was to evaluate the potential for the development of acidic drainage and dissolved-metal migration in carbonate-rich tailings impoundments, and to compare the results of the geochemical and microbiological characterization of the tailings. Sulphide-oxidation reactions have proceeded to a depth of 20–100 cm below the tailings surface. Pyrrhotite consistently shows more alteration than pyrite and arsenopyrite. Pyrrhotite is altered mainly through the replacement by goethite. The most abundant Thiobacilli are neutrophilic bacteria of the Thiobacillus thioparus type. The maximum most probable number values for these bacteria occur 20–40 cm below the tailings surface, a depth that coincides with the disappearance of oxide coatings. This observation, coupled with the sharp decline in gas-phase O2 concentration, suggests that rapid bacterially-mediated S–oxidation is occurring at this depth. The pore-water pH throughout the tailings varies between 6.5 and 8.5; no low-pH waters were observed in the impoundment. These neutral pH conditions are attributed to the effect of acid-consuming carbonate-mineral dissolution reactions, which are also indicated by increased concentrations of Mg and Ca and alkalinity in the shallow zone of the tailings. As a result of these acid-neutralization reactions, dissolved metal concentrations are low. 相似文献
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Redistribution of potentially harmful metals and As was studied based on selective extractions in two active sulphide mine tailings impoundments in Finland. The Hitura tailings area contains residue from Ni ore processing, while the Luikonlahti site includes tailings from the processing of Cu–Co–Zn–Ni and talc ores. To characterize the element solid-phase speciation with respect to sulphide oxidation intensity and the water saturation level of the tailings, drill cores were collected from border zones and mid-impoundment locations. The mobility and solid-phase fractionation of Ni, Cu, Co, Zn, Cr, Fe, Ca, Al, As, and S were analysed using a 5-step non-sequential (parallel) selective extraction procedure. The results indicated that metal redistribution and sulphide oxidation intensity were largely controlled by the disposal history and strategy of the tailings (sorting, exposure of sulphides due to delayed burial), impoundment structure and water table, and reactivity of the tailings. Metal redistribution suggested sulphide weathering in the tailings surface, but also in unsaturated proximal areas beside the earthen dams, and in water-saturated bottom layers, where O2-rich infiltration is possible. Sulphide oxidation released trace metals from sulphide minerals at both locations. In the Hitura tailings, with sufficient buffering capacity, pH remained neutral and the mobilized metals were retained by secondary Fe precipitates deeper in the oxidized zone. In contrast, sulphide oxidation-induced acidity and rise in the water table after oxidation apparently remobilized the previously retained metals in Luikonlahti. In general, continuous disposal of tailings decreased the sulphide oxidation intensity in active tailings, unless there was a delay in burial and the reactive tailings were unsaturated after deposition. 相似文献
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Estimation of the long-term environmental impact of mining wastes is of socio-economic interest. Bulk analytical approaches of the neutralizing (NP) and acid potentials (AP) provide in general worst-case scenarios for acid rock drainage (ARD) predictions and long-term evaluation. Taking individual graded layers with variable reactive mineral ratios into consideration, alternating zones, highly contrasting in their neutralizing and acid potential, can be identified and quantified using scanning electron microscope–mineral liberation analyzer (SEM–MLA) and μ-energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF)–petrographic analyst (PA) for the first time. The bulk NP and AP values increased by a factor of 2.13 and 1.37, respectively, compared to the average values of the mineralogical NP/AP. At the contrasting boundaries, precipitation of pore-clogging secondary phases might be enhanced. These new information can be used as input parameters to model the future behavior of a non-homogeneous multiplied laminated body with reactive transport modeling. 相似文献
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Kaixuan TAN Zhwngji YI Aili TAN Liangshu XIA 《中国地球化学学报》2006,25(B08):28-29
Effluent from tailings impoundments of sulfide mine is an important environmental problem. The oxidation of sulfide minerals in tailings impoundments and consequent release of acid and contaminants, including heavy metals and arsenic, to tailings pore-water can last for decades to centuries. Pollution of water bodies including surface water and groundwater occurs when infiltration of precipitation is unhindered, bottom liners are absent and no drainage collection is installed. So there is a great need to develop reliable modeling techniques for characterizing geochemical interactions taking place within the tailings and predicting potential future environmental hazard which favor further prevention and remediation of the acidic mine drainage （AMD）. In this paper, a comprehensive dynamic model for tailings-water interaction was established on the basis of considering the coupling and feedback among many factors and processes such as sulfide oxidation, gangue dissolution, oxygen diffusion, water flow and mass transport, 相似文献
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Juan Armando Flores de la Torre Kerry Mitchell Magdalena Samantha Ramos Gómez Alma Lilian Guerrero Barrera Laura Yamamoto Flores Francisco Javier Avelar González 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2018,77(10):386
Concentrations of Pb and Zn, plant uptake of these metals, the influence of the plants’ growth on the physicochemical properties and metal concentrations in the tailings of an abandoned 300-year-old mine tailing dam in Zacatecas, Mexico were investigated. Tailings were found to be heavily contaminated, with average levels of 2621 ± 53 and 3827 ± 83 mg/kg for Pb and Zn, respectively (maximum concentrations of 8466 ± 116 and 12,475 ± 324 mg/kg, respectively), exceeding international standards. Though physico-chemical conditions (pH, conductivity, redox potential, moisture, organic matter, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium nitrogen, total nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfates) do not favor the development of vegetation, some plants have adapted to these adverse conditions. Moreover, there was a significant reduction of Pb and Zn concentration in the rhizosphere (between 10–78% for Pb and 18–62% for Zn, depending on plant species). Sporobolus airoides showed average biomass concentrations of 173 ± 2 and 313 ± 6 mg/kg, for Pb and Zn, respectively; which implies a risk for mobility and possible incorporation into the food chain. Barcleyanthus salicifolius, Asclepsias linaria and Cortaderia selloana on the other hand, showed average biomass concentrations of 28 ± 3 and 121 ± 5 mg/kg of Pb and Zn, respectively, thus representing a lower biomagnification risk. The effect of these plants to reduce metal concentrations in the rhizosphere, improve physico-chemical conditions in metal polluted substrates, but with limited metal accumulation in biomass, suggests that they can be evaluated for use in stabilizing metal polluted tailings. 相似文献
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P. C. S. Carvalho A. M. R. Neiva M. M. V. G. Silva I. M. H. R. Antunes 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2014,71(5):2029-2041
Tailings deposited over the Castanheira, a stream which flows through the old Ag–Pb–Zn Terramonte mine area, showed a great potential environmental risk due to sulphide weathering, facilitated by the tailings–water interaction. The high concentrations of Al, Fe, Pb and Zn in the tailings are associated with the exchangeable, reducible and sulphide fractions and suggest sphalerite and pyrite occurrences. Oxidation of pyrite is responsible for the low pH values (3.38–4.89) of the tailings. The water from the Castanheira stream is not suitable for human consumption due to high concentrations of SO4 2?, Mn, Al, Cd, Ni, and Pb. The lowest concentrations of metals and metalloids were detected in downstream stretches of the Castanheira. However, As, Fe and Zn in deeper sediments tend to increase downstream. Significant concentrations of trivalent forms of arsenic were detected in water samples. In downstream stretches of the Castanheira, some free ions (Fe2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+) also predominate and the water is saturated with ferrihydrite, goethite, hematite, lepidocrosite and magnetite. 相似文献
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《Applied Geochemistry》2003,18(3):395-408
Arsenopyrite-rich waste from a former metalliferous mine were spread out over the sloping side of a deep valley after processing. Over the past 30 a, they have been subjected to rainfall and acid water originating from the abandoned mine galleries. This intensive leaching has led to the formation of thin layers of As–Fe crusts on the tailings surface acting as a cement. X-ray diffraction and SEM coupled with EDS determined that jarosite was present in all mineral samples and could contain a small amount of As (∼5.7 wt.%). In addition EMPA and Raman microspectroscopy characterised the presence of amorphous As(V) Fe hydrates as well as rare arsenate minerals (e.g. scorodite). Raman microspectroscopy in particular identified a preponderance of goethite or hematite within the mineral framework of the tailings materials that is likely to sorb recalcitrant As species. The characterisation of the components of the tailings enable the identification of their evolution, shows the progressive decrease of their As-content and emphasises the consequences of the temporary trapping of As in the very acidic and oxidising conditions prevailing in such environments. Resinous amorphous material was identified as the richest in As with As ∼17.1 wt.%. This material evolved toward more crystallised phases (e.g. goethite, jarosite) which contained less As (3.2 wt.%<As <5.7 wt.%). Paragenesis showed the progressive release of As with the crystallisation evolution of the As-trapping material. 相似文献
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Edmundo Placencia-Gómez Annika Parviainen Tero Hokkanen Kirsti Loukola-Ruskeeniemi 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2010,61(7):1435-1447
The Haveri tailings area contains 1.5 Mt of sulfide-bearing waste from the Au–Cu mine that operated during 1942–1961. Geophysical
and geochemical methods were used to evaluate and characterize the generation of acid mine drainage (AMD). Correlations were
examined among the electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) data, the total sulfide content and concentrations of sulfide-bound
metals (Cu, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) of tailings samples, and the resistivity and geochemistry of surface water. The resulting
geophysical–geochemical model defines an area in the vadose tailings, where a low resistivity anomaly (<10 Ohm m) is correlated
with the highest sulfide content, extensive sulfide oxidation and low pH (average 3.1). The physical and geochemical conditions,
resulting from the oxidation of the sulfide minerals, suggest that the low resistivity anomaly is associated with acidic and
metal-rich porewater (i.e., AMD). The lower resistivity values in the saturated zone of the central impoundment suggest the
formation of a plume of AMD. The natural subsoil layer (silt and clay) and the bedrock surface below the tailings area were
well mapped from the ERT data. The detected fracture zones of the bedrock that could work as leakage pathways for AMD were
consistent with previous geological studies. The integrated methodology of the study offers a promising approach to fast and
reliable monitoring of areas of potential AMD generation and its subsurface movement over large areas (ca. 9 ha). This methodology
could be helpful in planning drill core sampling locations for geochemical and mineralogical analysis, groundwater sampling,
and choosing and monitoring remedial programs. 相似文献
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《Russian Geology and Geophysics》2014,55(11):1264-1277
On the northeastern slope of the Kuznetsk Alatau, small differentiated alkaline basic intrusive massifs form an isometric area ~ 100 km across. They are composed of subalkalic and alkali gabbroids, basic and ultrabasic foidolites, nepheline and alkali syenites, and carbonatites. Results of complex (U–Pb, Sm–Nd, and Rb–Sr) isotope dating suggest that alkaline basic magmatism developed at two stages, in the Middle Cambrian–Early Ordovician (~ 510–480 Ma) and in the Early–Middle Devonian (~ 410–385 Ma). Finding of accessory zircons (age 1.3–2.0 Ga) in alkaline rocks suggests that the ascent of mantle plume was accompanied by the melting of fragments of Proterozoic mature continental crust composing the basement of the Caledonian orogen of the Kuznetsk Alatau. Probably, parental Cambrian–Ordovician alkaline mafic melts initiated metasomatism and lithosphere erosion. During the next melting of lithosphere substrate in ~ 100 Myr, this caused the generation of magmas of similar composition with inherited isotope parameters (εNd(T) ≈ + 4.8 to + 5.7, TNd(DM) ≈ 0.8–0.9 Ga) pointing to the similar nature of their matter sources in the moderately depleted mantle. 相似文献