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Author Bliss, L.N.; Sellstone, C.M.; Nicholson, A.D.; Kempton, J.H.
Title Buffering of acid rock drainage by silicate minerals Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords acid mine drainage; buffers; chemical reactions; decontamination; environmental analysis; geochemistry; pH; pollution; remediation; silicates; sulfate ion; USGS 22 Environmental geology; 02A General geochemistry
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Publisher Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey, Report: OF 97-0496 Place of Publication Editor
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Series Editor Series Title 4th International symposium on Environmental geochemistry; proceedings Abbreviated Series Title
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Notes 1998-068723; 4th International symposium on Environmental geochemistry, Vail, CO, United States, Oct. 5-10, 1997 U. S. Geol. Surv., Denver, CO, United States; GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6286 Serial 446
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Author Anonymous
Title Type Book Whole
Year (up) 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 118 pp
Keywords abandoned mines; acid mine drainage; aquifer vulnerability; aquifers; arsenic; bibliography; bioremediation; chemical properties; chemical waste; chromium; constructed wetlands; decontamination; disposal barriers; ground water; grouting; industrial waste; metals; microorganisms; mines; mobility; phytoremediation; pollutants; pollution; programs; reclamation; remediation; sludge; soil treatment; soils; solvents; sorption; Superfund; surface water; tailings; toxic materials; waste disposal; waste disposal sites; water quality; wetlands 22, Environmental geology
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Publisher Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Place of Publication Littleton Editor
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Series Editor Series Title Remediation of historical mine sites; technical summaries and bibliography Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN ISBN 0873351622 Medium
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Notes Remediation of historical mine sites; technical summaries and bibliography; 1998-031431; GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6164 Serial 11
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Author Mitchell, P.; Wheaton, A.
Title From environmental burden to natural resource; new reagents for cost-effective treatment of, and metal recovery from, acid rock drainage Type Book Chapter
Year (up) 1999 Publication Sudbury '99; Mining and the environment II; Conference proceedings Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords acid mine drainage Bunker Hill Mine cost decontamination Idaho metal ores mines mitigation natural resources pollution reagents recovery Shoshone County Idaho sludge United States zinc ores 22 Environmental geology 27A Economic geology, geology of ore deposits
Abstract Acid rock drainage remains the greatest environmental issue faced by the mining sector and as the new millennium approaches, low capital/operating cost treatments remain elusive. Therefore as part of an ongoing process to develop a leading edge, innovative and cost-effective approach, pilot trials were conducted by KEECO in collaboration with the New Bunker Hill Mining Company on a substantial and problematic metal-contaminated acid flow, emanating from underground workings at the Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho. The aims of the work were fourfold. First to assess the capacity of KEECO's unique Silica Micro Encapsulation (SME) reagents and associated dosing systems to cost-effectively decontaminate the acid flow to stringent standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), where alternative and standard technologies had failed. Second, to demonstrate that treatment using a compact system suitable for underground installation. Third, to demonstrate that the treatment sludge had enhanced chemical stability in absolute terms and relative to standard approaches. Fourth, to examine the potential for resource recovery via sequential precipitation. Although the focus to date has been the development of a cost-effective treatment technology, the latter aim was considered essential in light of the growing pressure on all industrial sectors to develop tools for environmentally sustainable economic growth and the growing demands of stakeholders for improved resource usage and recycling. Two phases of work were undertaken: a laboratory-based scoping exercise followed by installation within the mine workings of a compact reagent delivery/shear mixing unit capable of treating the full flow of 31 L s (super -1) . At a dose rate of 2.0 g L (super -1) (equivalent to a final treated water pH range of 7-9), the SME reagent KB-1 reduced metal concentrations to levels approaching the U.S. Drinking Water Standards, which no other treatment piloted at the site had achieved. Based on the USEPA's Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure, the sludge arising from the treatment was classified as non-hazardous. Operating costs compared favourably with those of lime use, while estimated capital costs were considerably lower due to the compact nature of the reagent delivery system and the rapid settling characteristics of the treatment sediment. Resource recovery was attempted using a two-stage selective precipitation approach. The first stage involved pH adjustment to 5.5 (by addition of 1.5 g L (super -1) of KB-1) to produce a sludge enriched in aluminium, iron and manganese, with lesser amounts of arsenic, nickel, lead and zinc. Further KB-1 addition to a total of 2.1 g L (super -1) generated sludge enriched in zinc (33% by dry weight), demonstrating that resource recovery is theoretically feasible. Further work on downstream processing is required, although it is considered that the most likely route for zinc metal recovery will be high temperature/pressure due to the chemically inert nature of the zinc-rich sediment.
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Publisher Place of Publication Editor Goldsack, D.E.; Belzile, N.; Yearwood, P.; Hall, G.J.
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Notes From environmental burden to natural resource; new reagents for cost-effective treatment of, and metal recovery from, acid rock drainage; GeoRef; English; 2000-048642; Sudbury '99; Mining and the environment II, Sudbury, ON, Canada, Sept. 13-17, 1999 References: 3; illus. incl. 5 tables Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16593 Serial 296
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Author Miller, S.D.
Title Overview of acid mine drainage issues and control strategies Remediation and management of degraded lands Type Book Chapter
Year (up) 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords acid mine drainage; controls; decontamination; environmental analysis; environmental effects; geochemistry; ground water; land management; lime; oxidation; pH; pollutants; pollution; preventive measures; risk assessment; soils; sulfides; surface water; waste disposal; waste management 22, Environmental geology
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Publisher Lewis Publishers Place of Publication Boca Raton Editor Wong, M.H.; Wong, J.W.C.; Baker, A.J.M.
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ISSN ISBN 157504109x Medium
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Notes Overview of acid mine drainage issues and control strategies Remediation and management of degraded lands; GeoRef; English; 2000-057936 Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 5951 Serial 298
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Author Aytas, S.O.; Akyil, S.; Aslani, M.A.A.; Aytekin, U.
Title Removal of uranium from aqueous solutions by diatomite (Kieselguhr) Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1999 Publication Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Abbreviated Journal
Volume 240 Issue 3 Pages 973-976
Keywords acid mine drainage; actinides; adsorption; aqueous solutions; clastic rocks; concentration; decontamination; diatomite; experimental studies; isotherms; laboratory studies; metals; pH; physicochemical properties; pollution; remediation; sedimentary rocks; solutes; sorption; techniques; uranium; uranyl ion; waste disposal; waste water 22, Environmental geology
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ISSN 0236-5731 ISBN Medium
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Notes Removal of uranium from aqueous solutions by diatomite (Kieselguhr); 2000-058980; References: 18; illus. incl. 3 tables International (III); GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 5964 Serial 471
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