Attenuation of aqueous metal transport at two natural acid rock drainage occurrences in the Yukon Territory, Canada     

Y.T. John Kwong 《中国地球化学学报》2006,25(B08):229-230

Naturally acidic drainage associated with pyritic black shale has been observed in many locations in the Yukon Territory. While not necessarily linked to known mineral deposits, most of these natural acid rock drainage occurrences show elevated dissolved concentrations of trace elements, especially zinc, nickel, copper, cadmium and arsenic. Based on field observations, microbial investigation, chemical analyses and geochemical modeling, the fate and transport of potentially deleterious elements at two natural acid drainage occurrences with slightly different settings are examined. The Macintosh Creek is a small, acidic stream （pH 2.98-3.40）, 2 km long, located in the Macmillan Pass area of east-central Yukon amidst known sedimentary exhalative massive sulfide mineralization but remains undisturbed by exploration activities. Its trace metal content is apparently derived from groundwater discharges, which gave as much as 5.0, 2.5, 0.7, 0.13 and 0.03 mg/L ofZn, Ni, Cu and As, respectively. Interaction and sorption reactions with algal mats, biofilms and iron oxyhydroxides appear to be the dominant mechanisms attenuating aqueous contaminant transport along the stream. Cryogenic precipitation further consolidates the ferricrete formation and reduces the mobility of the sorbed metals. The tributaries of the Engineering Creek along the Dempster Highway in northern Yukon drain through a series of dolomite, phyllite, argillite, limestone, black shale, sandstone and conglomerate with no known concentration of mineralization. In this area, the water chemistry fully reflects the local geology with acidic streams invariably associated with black shale occurrences. Groundwater seeps in the headwaters area of the km-180 Creek completely enclosed in black shale gave pH 3.0 and as much as 148, 39, 2.9 and 9.1 mg/L of Zn, Ni, Cu and As, respectively. Sorption with iron oxyhydroxide and organic matter appear to dominate the attenuation of contaminant transport along the stream. However, once entered into carbonate-dominated terrains, secondary carbonate minerals exercise additional geochemical control on the local water chemistry as a result of neutralization.  相似文献   

Naturally acidic and metalliferous waters at unmined volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Bonnifield mining district, Alaska Range, east-central Alaska     

Robert G. Eppinger Paul H. Briggs Cynthia Dusel-Bacon Stuart A. Giles Larry P. Gough Jane M.Hammarstrom Bernard E. Hubbard 《中国地球化学学报》2006,25(B08):232-232

The Bonnifield district hosts 26 tmmined volcanogenic massive sulfide （VMS） occurrences. Environmental geochemical samples of water and stream sediment were collected at several occurrences, concentrating on the two best-exposed and largest deposits, Red Mountain （RM） and Sheep Creek （SC）. Limited samples were also collected at the poorly exposed WTF deposit. The deposits are Late Devonian to Early Mississippian, and are hosted by felsic metavolcanic and carbonaceous schist members of the Totatlanika Schist or Keevy Peak Fm. Spring and stream waters at RM and SC have pH values commonly 〈3.5 （as low as 2.4 at RM and 2.5 at SC）, high conductivity （up to 11000 μS/cm）, and very high （Is to 100s mg/L） dissolved contents of Al, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, and Pb. Waters at RM are characterized by extremely high REE contents （summed REE median 3200 μg/L, n=33）. At both RM and SC, pyrite oxidation and dissolution produce low pH waters that interact with and dissolve bedrock minerals, resulting in acidic, metal-laden, naturally degraded streams that are mostly devoid of aquatic life. Ferricrete is common. In contrast, WTF barely produces a surficial environmental footprint, mostly due to topography and relief. RM and SC are well exposed in the areas of relatively high relief, and both exhibit extensive areas of quartz-sericite-pyrite-alteration. While WTF shares many of the same deposit-and alteration characteristics, it is concealed by tundra in a large, nearly flat area. Surface water at WTF is absent and outcrops are sparse. Even though WTF is roughly the same size as Red Mountain （both around 3 million tonnes） and has similar base- and precious-metal grades, the surficial geochemical manifestation of WTF is minimal. However, exposure through mining of the altered, mineralized rock at WTF potentially could initiate the same processes of pyrite oxidation, acid generation, and mineral dissolution that are observed naturally at RM and SC.  相似文献   

吾祠煤矿区构造特征及矿井生产布局探讨     

张钦文 《中国煤田地质》2006,18(5):14-16,37

通过对漳平市吾祠煤矿区的煤层地质构造特征分析，探讨了复杂构造条件下的矿井生产布局，主要是煤矿区段水平划分、煤炭采区的巷道布置、采煤方法及有关地质硐探等问题，对矿山开发有一定的指导意义。  相似文献   

Influence of heavy metals and pH on sulfate reduction metabolism     

《中国地球化学学报》2006,25(B08):130-130

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从电法勘探资料分析宋楼煤矿主斜井突水因素     

时晗 《物探与化探》2005,29(2):135-137

根据宋楼煤矿主斜井直流电法勘探资料及矿井地质及水文地质条件的分析,煤矿主斜井突水原因应该是来自第四系砂砾石含水层及深层地下岩溶水。通过电法勘探确定裂隙发育带、富水区域、涌水部位,对此处实施钻孔注浆堵水后,恢复生产。  相似文献   

永城煤矿区矿井经济环境价值综合评价     

刘金平张幼蒂  王明明 《中国煤田地质》2005,17(2):40-42

在初步估算永城煤矿区的环境成本的基础上，对该矿区某矿井经济环境综合价值进行了评价和分析。当考虑矿区煤炭环境成本时，煤炭资源开采的净现值变小，该矿井煤炭资源开采的经济环境综合价值变小。进一步计算了不同环境成本和贴现率时的净现值，为动态决策服务。  相似文献   

鲍店煤矿突水条件分析   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

栾经辉 《中国煤田地质》2005,17(Z1):68-70

对影响鲍店3煤安金井采的3煤顶、底部砂岩和红层的水文地质条件进行了分析,对其突水特征作了简明讨论,应用突水判别模式对本矿十采区作了安全开采评价,划分了可能突水的工作面,对今后的安全开采有一定的指导意义.  相似文献   

唐山：重拳打击非法采矿行为     

黄志宏 《河北国土资源》2005,(6):44-44

为进一步巩固矿业治理整顿成果，依法严厉打击非法采矿活动，近日，唐山市国土资源局与遵化市国土资源局执法人员一起，在当地公安及有关部门配合支持下，集中一周时间对遵化市石人沟铁矿周边地区及东陵地区非法采矿行为进行了集中治理整顿，执法人员坚决排除各种阻力，炸毁矿井5座，封填矿井4座，  相似文献   

安庆铜矿综合治水工程及其评价     

殷和平  疏志明 《地质灾害与环境保护》2002,13(2):32-35

介绍安庆铜矿矿山的生产及水文地质概况，指出矿山生产中存在的水文地质、环境地质等问题，提出总体治理方案和实施措施，对治水工程进行了综合评价。  相似文献   

深井、高温、高矿化度泡沫排水采气技术研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

蒋晓蓉  黎洪珍等 《成都理工学院学报》2002,29(1):53-55

为解决川东气田深井、高温、高矿化度气井泡沫排水采气问题，研制了SPI-C11（A），SPI-C11（B）型起泡型。通过现场实验证明：研制的SPI-C11（A），SPI-C11（B）型起泡技术指标先进，助采效果好，适合川东气田深井、高温、高矿化度条件，且价格低，有利于降低成本，提高经济效益。  相似文献