Mineralogical and geochemical alteration of Hitura sulphide mine tailings with emphasis on nickel mobility and retention     

Päivi M. Heikkinen  Marja L. Räisänen 《Journal of Geochemical Exploration》2008

Weathering of Hitura (W Finland) nickel sulphide mine tailings and release of heavy metals into pore water was studied with mineralogical (optical and electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction) and geochemical methods (selective extractions). Tailings were composed largely of serpentine, micas and amphiboles with only minor carbonates and sulphides. Sulphides, especially pyrrhotite, have oxidized intensively in the shallow tailings in 10–15 years, but a majority of the tailings have remained unchanged. Oxidation has resulted in depletion of carbonates, slightly decreased pH, and heavy metal (Ni, Zn) release in pore water as well as in the precipitation of secondary Fe precipitates. Nevertheless, in the middle of the tailings area, where the oxidation front moves primarily downward, released heavy metals have been adsorbed and immobilized with these precipitates deeper in the oxidation zone. In contrast to what was seen in pore water pH, but in accordance with static tests of the previous studies, the neutralisation potential ratio (NPR) calculated based on the mineralogical composition and the total sulphur content suggested that tailings are ‘not potentially acid mine drainage (AMD) generating’. However, the calculated buffering capacity of the tailings resulted largely from the abundant serpentine because of the low carbonate content. Despite its slow weathering rate, serpentine may buffer the acidity to some extent through ion exchange processes in fine ground tailings. Nevertheless, in practice, acid production capacity of the tailings depends primarily on the balance between Ca–Mg carbonates and iron sulphides. NPR calculation based on carbonate and sulphur contents suggested, that the Hitura tailings are ‘likely AMD generating’. The study shows that sulphide oxidation can be significant in mobilisation of heavy metals even in apparently non-acid producing, low sulphide tailings. Therefore, prevention of oxygen diffusion into tailings is also essential in this type of sulphide tailings.  相似文献   

Modelling the equilibrium speciation of nickel in the Tweed Estuary, UK: Voltammetric determinations and simulations using WHAM     

Andrew Turner  Manuela Martino   《Marine Chemistry》2006,102(3-4):198-207

The complexation of dissolved Ni has been evaluated in a rapidly-flushed, rural estuary (Tweed, UK) by ligand exchange-adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry. Results suggest the presence of strongly binding ligands, L, throughout, with average stability constants of about 10¹⁹ and which are saturated by ambient Ni concentrations. Equilibrium speciation calculations incorporating these constants in WHAM, version 6, predict an increase in Ni complexation (as NiL) from about 50% of total dissolved Ni in fresh water to over 90% in sea water. Equivalent calculations using the default-mode fulvic and humic substances (FS and HS, respectively) encoded in the WHAM database predict a reduction in complexation (as NiFS + NiHS) from about 20% in fresh water to less than 1% in sea water. Discrepancies arising from the two approaches are largely attributed to the different analytical detection windows employed. Thus, a better representation of Ni complexation is derived from including both types of complexant in the speciation calculations, resulting in estimates of net complexation in excess of 60% of total dissolved Ni throughout the estuary. The uncertainties and assumptions inherent in all computations illustrate the difficulty in measuring or predicting metal complexation in estuaries.  相似文献   

云南潞西大矿山铅锌矿     

武龙祥  李志坚  罗显辉  丁海宏  刘世维 《云南地质》2008,27(2):197-202

矿体产于花岗岩以上断层附近大理岩中,大理岩与花岗岩接触部位是主要的矿化部位,在大矿山、小石林、灰窑等地见有强褐铁矿化、弱铅锌矿化的厚大矿化层。通过勘查工作,认为矿区具有寻找中-大型规模矿山的前景。  相似文献   

大理宾川小龙潭斑岩型铜矿     

王列  陈梁  孙德瑜 《云南地质》2008,27(2):253-256

矿体赋存于不同构造过渡带断裂侧,控矿岩石为喜马拉雅期浅成—超浅成相的富钾碱性系列的中酸性侵入体,属于斑岩型铜矿。  相似文献   

安徽池州铜山铜矿深部找矿实践与启示   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

SUN Ya-li  张立明  ZHANG Hong-zhou  刘青 《云南地质》2008,27(1):40-45

铜山铜矿资源储量日益枯竭。危机矿山接替资源勘查中,采用地质、物探综合手段圈定异常区,经深部钻探验证,取得突破。  相似文献   

大岭子金矿地质特征及选矿浸出率     

赵明统  王华  付冬梅 《云南地质》2008,27(2):149-155

大岭子金矿V1矿体赋存于中元古界高黎贡山群变质岩中,受韧性剪切带控制,矿石类型以氧化矿石为主。提出选矿依据。  相似文献   

富宁阳文冲-广南菜子垣热液淋滤卡林型金矿区     

王泽传  王维刚  吴赵全 《云南地质》2008,27(3):309-314

金矿区构造活动具有多期性：加里东期及海西期在矿区形成的薄弱角度不整合面、近南北向平行的滑脱断层,是含矿热液的运移、沉淀的通道和空间。金矿床应属地下热液淋滤卡林型金矿床。  相似文献   

云南永胜宝坪浅源热液改造型铜矿地质及成因     

谭玉荣  秦培林  王学武  高建国 《云南地质》2008,27(3):357-361

宝坪铜矿赋存于三叠系下统腊美组中。矿体呈似层状,少量脉状,严格受北北西-北西向构造控制。矿床成因类型属浅源热液改造型铜矿床。  相似文献   

普朗铜矿找矿标志及找矿模型   总被引：8，自引：0，他引：8  

李光军  谭康华  张世权  黄定柱  孟青 《云南地质》2005,24(2):175-185

普朗铜矿矿体形态简单,以铜为主,伴生金、硫等多种有益组份。找矿标志为深大断裂旁侧的次级两组断裂交汇部位;特别是多种岩类的杂岩体,裂隙发育地段;斑岩体靠沟谷部位(负地形)等。土壤化探异常Cu>400×10-6和Mo>10×10-6异常叠加部位;视极化率大于10%的激电异常,磁异常约50～100nT的部位等。初步建立找矿模型,运用该模型,在矿区外围已发现普上、亚杂等一批铜(多金属)矿体,矿化体,具有明显的找矿指导意义。  相似文献   

云南会泽铅锌矿喷流沉积成因研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

李家盛  李采一  崔银亮  杨灿 《云南地质》2005,24(3):254-263

会泽铅锌矿床的成因认识各异,曾认为是沉积—改造层控型矿床。研究前人资料、结合亲历找矿实践,讨论该矿床另一种不同的成矿方式。研究矿床地质、地球化学、同位素组成、包裹体、方铅矿年龄测定和成矿温度测试等表明:会泽铅锌矿属海底热卤水喷流沉积—改造层控型矿床,与芒特—艾萨型热卤水喷流沉积层控矿床类似。  相似文献