Water pollution in gold mining industry: a case study in Roşia Montană district, Romania     

R. M. Florea  A. I. Stoica  G. E. Baiulescu  P. Capotă 《Environmental Geology》2005,48(8):1132-1136

The preliminary study of streams and rivers from the Roşia Montană area revealed that the concntration of heavy metals— Cd, Mn, Cu, Pb, and Zn—are above accepted limits. The gold extraction method is based on flotation. The most important pollution sources are mine tailings. The determinations were performed for samples collected in: April 2004, July 2004, September 2004, November 2004, February 2005 and May 2005. The highest concentrations were found for cadmium in September 2004: 0.17 mg/L; for copper in September 2004: 1.38 mg/L; for manganese in July 2004: 239.4 mg/L; for lead in May 2005: 0.54 mg/L; and for zinc in September 2004: 35.37 mg/L;. This study involved three small rivers (streams) that flow into the Mureş River and finally into the Danube River, having a great impact on human health and environmental stability in the area. In May 2005, a sample of drinking water from the mining district was also collected.  相似文献   

Geologic and geochemical study of the Picacho gold mine, California: gold in a low-angle normal fault environment     

Steven Losh  Dan Purvance  Ross Sherlock  E. Craig Jowett 《Mineralium Deposita》2005,40(2):137-155

The Picacho gold deposit, located in southeasternmost California, is a low-grade gold deposit in a nearly flat-lying denudational fault of regional extent and probable Oligocene age. The deposit is hosted by intensely fractured and faulted Mesozoic leucogranite and by chloritic augen gneiss and schist, and is overlain unconformably and in fault contact by unmineralized late Oligocene Quechan volcanic rocks. The deposit is structurally characterized by normal and normal-oblique faults of low to high dip at shallow depths in the mine, merging downward with a synchronous, low-dipping ore-stage extensional fault system (the Chocolate Mountains/Gatuna Fault) of probable Oligocene age in deeper portions of the deposit. The fault system was infiltrated during much of its active life by hot, dilute, highly exchanged meteoric water having temperatures of 170°–210° C, salinity <2 wt% NaCl equivalent and calculated δ¹⁸O_fluid between −2.6‰ and 5.2‰. This main-stage fluid precipitated quartz, pyrite, and specular hematite, accompanied by silicification and sericitization. Auriferous ore-stage pyrite was precipitated late in the fault evolution probably by mixing of reducing ore fluid with relatively oxidized main-stage fluid during regional Oligocene extension on the Chocolate Mountains/Gatuna Fault. The Picacho deposit is characterized by a gold–arsenic–antimony geochemical signature consistent with bisulfide complexing of gold in reducing fluid, in contrast with typical denudation fault-hosted base-metal-rich deposits associated with high-salinity fluids elsewhere in the southwestern United States. The deposit is overprinted by Miocene normal faults having a wide range of dips. These postore faults are associated with red earthy hematite precipitation, pyrite oxidation, and supergene enrichment of gold. Editorial handling: L. Meinert  相似文献   

Magma evolution and the formation of porphyry Cu–Au ore fluids: evidence from silicate and sulfide melt inclusions     

Werner E. Halter  Christoph A. Heinrich  Thomas Pettke 《Mineralium Deposita》2005,39(8):845-863

Silicate and sulfide melt inclusions from the andesitic Farallón Negro Volcanic Complex in NW Argentina were analyzed by laser ablation ICPMS to track the behavior of Cu and Au during magma evolution, and to identify the processes in the source of fluids responsible for porphyry-Cu-Au mineralization at the 600 Mt Bajo de la Alumbrera deposit. The combination of silicate and sulfide melt inclusion data with previously published geological and geochemical information indicates that the source of ore metals and water was a mantle-derived mafic magma that contained approximately 6 wt.% H₂O and 200 ppm Cu. This magma and a rhyodacitic magma mixed in an upper-crustal magma chamber, feeding the volcanic systems and associated subvolcanic intrusions over 2.6 million years. Generation of the ore fluid from this magma occurred towards the end of this protracted evolution and probably involved six important steps: (1) Generation of a sulfide melt upon magma mixing in some parts of the magma chamber. (2) Partitioning of Cu and Au into the sulfide melt (enrichment factor of 10,000 for Cu) leading to Cu and Au concentrations of several wt.% or ppm, respectively. (3) A change in the tectonic regime from local extension to compression at the end of protracted volcanism. (4) Intrusion of a dacitic magma stock from the upper part of the layered magma chamber. (5) Volatile exsolution and resorption of the sulfide melt from the lower and more mafic parts of the magma chamber, generating a fluid with a Cu/Au ratio equal to that of the precursor sulfide. (6) Focused fluid transport and precipitation of the two metals in the porphyry, yielding an ore body containing Au and Cu in the proportions dictated by the magmatic fluid source. The Cu/S ratio in the sulfide melt inclusions requires that approximately 4,000 ppm sulfur is extracted from the andesitic magma upon mixing. This exceeds the solubility of sulfide or sulfate in either of the silicate melts and implies an additional source for S. The extra sulfur could be added in the form of anhydrite phenocrysts present in the rhyodacitic magma. It appears, thus, that unusually sulfur-rich, not Cu-rich magmas are the key to the formation of porphyry-type ore deposits. Our observations imply that dacitic intrusions hosting the porphyry–Cu–Au mineralization are not representative of the magma from which the ore-fluid exsolved. The source of the ore fluid is the underlying more mafic magma, and unaltered andesitic dikes emplaced immediately after ore formation are more likely to represent the magma from which the fluids were generated. At Alumbrera, these andesitic dikes carry relicts of the sulfide melt as inclusions in amphibole. Sulfide inclusions in similar dykes of other, less explored magmatic complexes may be used to predict the Au/Cu ratio of potential ore-forming fluids and the expected metal ratio in any undiscovered porphyry deposit.Editorial handling: B. Lehmann  相似文献   

内蒙古黄花滩铜镍矿区辉长岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年及地球化学特征   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

赵泽霖  李俊建  党智财  付超  唐文龙  王守光  刘利双  赵丽君 《岩矿测试》2016,35(2):208-216

在乌拉特后旗—达茂旗—四子王旗一带的内蒙古中部地区分布着超基性-酸性连续岩浆系列,开展其岩体年代学、地球化学研究可为内蒙古中部地区与超基性-基性岩有关的铜镍矿成矿规律研究提供基础地质资料,还可以推断岩浆侵位时期的区域大地构造背景。本文以达茂旗黄花滩铜镍矿区出露的辉长岩为研究对象,采用LA-ICP-MS仪器对无裂隙、高透明度、阴极发光均匀、环带清晰的锆石进行U-Pb定年,获得岩体加权平均年龄为262.4±1.1 Ma,并利用XRF和ICP-MS进行岩石地球化学分析显示黄花滩辉长岩具有后碰撞拉伸环境下的岩浆特征。综合前人相关研究认为,内蒙古中部地区于中二叠世晚期(255~275 Ma)已经进入后碰撞构造阶段,而古亚洲洋在该区域的闭合应发生在晚二叠世前(~285 Ma),此结论丰富了古亚洲洋闭合时间上限及中晚二叠世期间内蒙古中部地区构造背景方面的证据。  相似文献   

浙江省绍兴市平水金矿体流体包裹体研究 与矿床成因     

陈辉  倪培  陈仁义  吕志成  耿林  张志辉  贾儒雅 《地质论评》2016,62(S1):95-96

浙江平水铜矿位于钦杭成矿带北东段浙西北地区,是浙江省最大的铜矿床,前人研究表明其为典型的火山成因块状硫化物矿床（Chen 等, 2015）。平水铜矿体在新元古代形成之后,该地区经历了加里东的变质变形作用,在铜矿体的下盘普遍发育千糜岩带（韧性剪切带）,本项目组在研究过程中认为千糜岩带与铜矿无关,但明确提出本区可能存在造山型金矿,继而老矿山接替资源勘查在平水铜矿布置了10个坑内钻孔,其中9个见矿,成功的在平水深部发现两层金矿体和一层铜矿体。金矿体严格的受韧性剪切带的控制;金矿石有明显的宏观和微观韧性变形结构;矿石矿物主要是自然金和少量的黄铁矿,脉石矿物主要有石英、绢云母、绿泥石、碳酸盐和白云石。本文主要对平水金矿体开展流体包裹体研究,结合矿床地质特征,最终确定金矿体成因类型,为平水地区下一轮深边部找矿勘查提供依据。  相似文献   

南秦岭石泉-汉阴北部煌斑岩脉特征及与金矿化的关系     

韩珂  杨兴科  何虎军  高雅宁  杨龙伟  李希  杨宏宇 《地质论评》2016,62(S1):301-302

羊坪湾矿区位于南秦岭南部逆冲推覆系迎丰-搁河口推覆体。北邻留凤关-金鸡岭褶皱束,西邻扬子准地台汉南凸起,南接北大巴山弧形褶皱带。矿区出露地层由南西向北东依次为洞河群（Z2-O）和下志留统梅子垭组（S1m）。其中洞河群分布于矿区的西南部,呈北西向展布,总体北东倾,倾角15°～45°,主要为硅质板岩,板岩中局部夹薄层炭质绢云石英片岩。下志留统梅子垭组倾向北东,倾角一般15°～50°,局部倾角最高可达75o,地层沿倾向及走向具波状起伏特征。梅子垭组以绢云石英片岩、二云石英片岩、含炭绢云石英片岩为主,以及夹有少量灰岩、大理岩条带等。金矿均赋存于志留系梅子垭组二云母石英片岩和含炭二云石英片岩中,以前者为主,约占90%以上。黄龙金矿区出露地层为下志留统梅子垭组,岩性为一套巨厚的浅变质细碎屑岩系,主要为绢云石英片岩、变砂岩、含黑云母变斑晶绢云石英片岩、含炭绢云石英片岩、含石榴子石黑云母变斑晶绢云石英片岩等。其中与矿（化）体关系最为密切的岩性为含炭绢云石英片岩、含黑云母变斑晶绢云石英片岩、含石榴子石黑云母变斑晶绢云石英片岩。  相似文献   

陕南羊坪湾金矿床黄铁矿标型特征研究     

李斌  杨兴科  杨宏宇  高雅宁  何虎军 《地质论评》2016,62(S1):311-312

羊坪湾金矿位于陕西石泉-汉阴北部金矿带东部,前人曾在该地区开展过大量勘探和综合研究,并取得一定的认识成果（李会民等,1997;李福让等,2009;任小华等,2015）。羊坪湾金矿床中载金矿物主要为黄铁矿,其次为磁黄铁矿,此外还有少量褐铁矿、石英等。本次重点针对矿区内载金黄铁矿进行电子探针测试分析,探讨其同金成之间关系。  相似文献   

粤西庙山铜多金属矿床硫化物微量元素LA-ICP-MS原位测定及S同位素对矿床成因的制约   总被引：7，自引：0，他引：7  

邢波  郑伟  欧阳志侠  吴晓东  林玮鹏  田云 《地质学报》2016,90(5):971-986

庙山铜多金属矿床是在粤西阳春盆地内新近发现的一处铜多金属矿床。矿体主要呈似层状和透镜状产于泥盆系的陆源碎屑岩和含泥质的碳酸盐岩中。本文以矿石矿物黄铁矿和闪锌矿为研究对象,采用LA-ICP-MS原位微区分析新技术对其微量元素特征进行研究。结果表明,庙山铜多金属矿床中黄铁矿以富Se、Te和As,贫Ni元素为特征,其Co/Ni和S/Se比值特征指示其成因与岩浆热液型矿床密切相关;闪锌矿的微量元素组成指示其主要形成于中高温环境,以富Mn、In、Se,贫Ga、Ge、Tl等元素为特征,总体与国外一些典型的矽卡岩型矿床（如Baita Bihor、Majdanpek、Ocna de Fier和Valea Seaca）相似。同时,闪锌矿的部分微量元素比值（如Zn/Cd、Ga/In等）以及相关的微量元素图解（如Ge-In, Ge-Se等）均表明庙山矿床的成因类型与矽卡岩型矿床一致。硫同位素测试结果表明,矿石的δ34S值较为集中（-0.4‰ ~ +2‰）,平均0.69‰,具有较为明显的塔式分布特征,反映成矿物质具有岩浆来源的特征。以地质现象为基础,结合硫化物原位微区分析和硫同位素数据,我们认为庙山铜多金属矿床属于与岩浆热液有关的矽卡岩型矿床。  相似文献   

胶东型金矿：与壳源重熔层状花岗岩和壳幔混合花岗闪长岩有关的金矿   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

田杰鹏  田京祥  郭瑞朋  韦昌山  王立功  于晓卫  李秀章  黄永波  张春池  刘汉栋  祝培刚 《地质学报》2016,90(5):987-996

胶东型金矿是与壳源重熔形成的层状岩浆活动和壳幔混合岩浆活动有关的金矿床,由于成矿时所处构造位置和容矿构造不同而表现为不同的类型,涵盖破碎带蚀变岩型、石英脉型等胶东地区所有金矿床类型。玲珑花岗岩是壳源物质长期处于高温高压下且熔融形成的多物质来源层状岩体,其析出的高温碱性热液溶解金等成矿物质形成初始含矿热液。岩体抬升过程中在其边部往往容易形成拆离带,在岩体中形成脆性断裂构造,均为成矿结构面。后期壳幔混合成因的郭家岭花岗闪长岩,侵入于玲珑层状花岗岩中并一起隆升,使郭家岭花岗闪长岩附近区域的成矿结构面进一步扩大,矿液浓度进一步增大,当上升到特定深度时形成金矿体。玲珑花岗岩和郭家岭花岗闪长岩共同构成成矿地质体,重熔的玲珑层状岩体是成矿基础地质体,郭家岭花岗闪长岩加强了金矿的成矿作用。该认识对开辟胶东新的找矿思路和找矿靶区有很好的指导作用,据此初步预测新的大型拆离带是金矿集中成矿区域,可能成为将来有望取得重大突破的矿集区。  相似文献   

滇东南安那金矿床成矿流体地球化学研究   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

董文斗  沈能平  苏文超  蔡佳丽 《岩石学报》2016,32(11):3321-3330

云南安那金矿床位于右江盆地南缘,产于二叠纪辉绿岩侵入体之中,广泛发育乳白色石英网脉,蚀变辉绿岩体即为金矿体。与右江盆地以沉积岩为容矿岩石的卡林型金矿床类似,具有硅化、粘土化、碳酸盐化和硫化物化等热液蚀变特征。本文对安那金矿床石英中的流体包裹体岩相学、显微测温学、激光拉曼光谱以及氢氧同位素组成进行了分析,发现成矿期石英中的流体包裹体主要为富含CO_2气-液两相或三相流体包裹体,其均一温度范围为208~312℃(平均254℃),盐度很低,变化范围为0~2%Na Cleqv,成矿溶液的密度为0.88~0.98g/cm~3,表明形成安那金矿床的成矿流体属于中温、低盐度、中-低密度的流体。激光拉曼光谱分析显示,石英中包裹体的气相成分富含CO_2、N_2以及微量CH_4等挥发分。成矿流体的氢氧同位素组成显示变质流体成因,结合矿石显微岩相学结构,认为流体溶蚀交代辉绿岩中的含Ti-Fe辉石或者钛铁矿,溶解Fe的硫化作用过程是含Au黄铁矿和毒砂沉淀富集的重要机制。成矿作用可能与右江盆地南缘印支期造山事件有关。  相似文献