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Camus, M. (1997). Le traitement des eaux de mine desaffectees. Die Aufbereitung von Wässern aus stillgelegten Bergwerken. Treating water from closed mines. Mines et Carrieres, (Feb), 38–39.
Abstract: In einem alten französischen Bergwerk, in dem früher Blei und Silber abgebaut wurden, kam es nach dem Wiederanstieg des Grundwassers zu einer erhöhten Schwermetallbelastung von Quellgebieten, die einen Fluß mit Forellenbesatz schädigten. Zur Beseitigung dieser Grundwasserverunreinigung wurde das saure Grubenwasser mit erhöhten Eisen- und Zinkgehalten übertage gefaßt und einer Wasseraufbereitung unterzogen. In der für einen Durchsatz von 100 m(exp 3)/h konzipierten Wasseraufbereitung wurden die Schadstoffbestandteile durch Oxidation und anschließende Neutralisation mit Kalk (Anhebung des pH-Wertes auf 8,2 bis 8,3) gefällt, durch Zugabe eines Flockungsmittels gebunden und die Schlammbestandteile anschließend einem Eindicker und Filterpressen zugeführt. Der Kalkverbrauch wird mit 240 kg/d angegeben. Die tabellarisch zusammengestellten Analysenergebnisse zeigen, daß die Wasseraufbereitung einen sehr guten Wirkungsgrad hatte. Neben einer Anhebung des pH-Wertes von 6,5 auf 8,2 konnten die Schwermetallgehalte bei Fe von 22 mg/l auf 0,09 mg/l und bei Zn von 38 mg/l auf 0,4 mg/l abgesenkt werden.
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Burnett, M., Skousen, J. G., Skousen, J. G., & Ziemkiewicz, P. F. (1996). Injection of limestone into underground mines for AMD control. In Acid mine drainage control and treatment. Morgantown: West Virginia University and the National Mine Land Reclamation Center.
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Bolzicco, J., Carrera, J., & Ayora, C. (2004). Eficiencia de la barrera permeable reactiva de Aznalcollar (Sevilla, Espana) como remedio de aguas acidas de mina. Reactive permeable disposal barrier at Aznalcollar Mine, Seville, Spain; as remediation for acid mine drainage. Revista Latino-Americana de Hidrogeologia, 4, 27–34.
Abstract: As a result of the collapse of a mine tailing dam in april 1998 about 40 km of the Agrio and Guadiamar valleys were covered with a layer of pyrite sludge. Although most of the sludge was removed, a small amount remains in the soil of the Agrio valley and the aquifer remains polluted with acid water (ph<4) and metals (10 mg/L Zn, 5 mg/L Cu and Al). A permeable reactive barrier was build across the aquifer to increase the alcalinity and retain the metals. The barrier is made up of three sections of 30 m longX1.4 m thickX5 m deep (average) containing different proportions of limestone gravel, organic compost and zero-valent iron. The residence time of the water in the barrier is about two days. Within the barrier, the pH values increase to near neutral mainly due to calcite dissolution. Metals co-precipitate as oxyhydroxides, and they are also adsorbed on the organic matter surface. Down-stream the barrier, the total pollution removal is around 60-90% for Zn and Cu, and from 50 to 90% for Al and acidity.
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Benzaazoua, M., & Bussiere, B. (1999). Desulphurization of tailings with low neutralizing potential; kinetic study and flotation modeling. In D. Goldsack, N. Belzile, P. Yearwood, & G. Hall (Eds.), Sudbury '99; Mining and the environment II; conference proceedings.
Abstract: Environmental desulphurization is an attractive alternative for acid generating tailings management as demonstrated during the last few years. In fact, such process placed at the end of the primary treatment circuit allows to reduce greatly the amount of problematic tailings by concentrating the sulphidic fraction. Moreover, the desulphurized tailings (non-acid generating) have the geotechnical and environmental properties for being used as fine material in a cover with capillary barrier effects. To produce desulphurized tailings, non selective froth flotation is the most adapted method as shown in many previous works. Desulphurization level is fixed by tailings sulphur content (or sulphide content) and neutralization potential NP. The final residue should have enough NP to compensate for his acid generating potential AP. In this paper, the authors present the results of laboratory tests conducted in Denver cells for studying the sulphide flotation kinetics of four mine tailings which are characterized by a weak neutralization potential (under 37 kg CaCO (sub 3) /t). Tailings 1, 2, 3 and 4 contain respectively 5.27, 10, 4.25 and 16.9 sulphur Wt. %. Tailings 1 and 2 are cyanide free and are well floated at pH around 11 by using amyl xanthate as collector. Collector dosage was optimized for these tailings and the results show that Tailing 2 need more collector. However, Tailings 3 and 4, which come from a gold cyanidation process, could not provide good sulphide recovery with xanthate collector because of the pyrite depression. To overcome this problem, amine acetate was used successfully but induces important entrainment. The consumption of this collector was also optimized. The results of kinetic tests and collector dosage were combined and modeled to establish relationships which allow to estimate the desulphurization performances.
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Baskin, L. (1979). Linear relationship between mine flow-acid load and influence of depositional environment. In Underground coal mining symposium. New York City: McGraw-Hill.
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