 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 56, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany 2 Hansjakobstrasse 24, D-79206 Breisach, Germany 1 Abstract Basic lead...collected in a medieval mining district in SW-Germany and ones that underwent short-term (50 days) experiments...experiments mimicking FS and subsequent mine dump processes. The mode of occurrence and the stability...oxides were hydrated by rain and soil water in the mine dumps producing basic lead phases. Chemical composition...quantitatively explain their formation in the medieval mine dumps by the reaction of the lead oxides with a weathering |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mobilization of heavy metals from historical smelting slag dumps, north Queensland, Australia B. G. LOTTERMOSER*...6811, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia ABSTR ACT Slag dumps occur at several historical smelting sites in...Australia. The microcrystalline slags contain primary slag phases, relict flux, ore and furnace materials and...secondary weathering related minerals. Common primary slag phases are glass, Zn-rich fayalite (± Zn-rich kirschsteinite)...alloys (Cu3Sn), and unknown metal compounds. The slag materials contain wt.% concentrations of Zn and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral precipitates from a historical smelting slag dump, Río Tinto, Spain B. G. Lottermoser, Cairns...mineralogy of mineral efflorescences associated with slag deposits at the historical Río Tinto smelter site...precipitates at seepage points at the base of the slag dump and as solid aggregates in protected overhangs...Evaporation of seepage waters emanating from the slag dump causes the precipitation of mobilised elements...sulfate contamination of Río Tinto waters. Key words: Slag, mineral efflorescences, gypsum, epsomite, hexahydrite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rammelsberg Slag Minerals 1 W. van den Berg and C. van Loon. Diary of Events 4 2 6 Llywernog Mine and Museum...Devon Great Consols copper mine supporting the hanging wall of the lode. When copper production fell, the...subsequent extraction of this sulphide from the mine, the lower levels remained untouched, since most...arsenopyrite in the deeper, flooded parts of the mine. P h o t o : R.H. Bird A.R.P.S. U.K. JOURNAL OF...was a single tourmaline (65 x 20тт) from the Jos region of Nigeria which graded from pink to dark green |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from the Greek words for both its major element (copper) and its typical morphology (leaflike). This attractive...been first described from material collected in Germany, although there is no specific reference to the...is in the Freiberg Mining Academy collection in Germany (Anthony et al. 2000). A historic synonym is tamarite...compared to other copper arsenates that occur in the supergene weathering zones of copper-bearing ore deposits...reported from the now-closed Harborside mine and nearby Rosier mine, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine. |  | Vítková, M., Ettler, V., Johan, Z., Kříbek, B., Šebek, O., Mihaljevič, M. (2010) Primary and secondary phases in copper-cobalt smelting slags from the Copperbelt Province, Zambia. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (4) 581-600 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.4.581 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 74(4), pp. 581–600 Primary and secondary phases in copper-cobalt smelting slags from the Copperbelt Province...crystal shapes indicated rapid cooling of the slag melt. Copper and cobalt were found in low concentrations...and sphaerocobaltite (CoCO3), were observed on the slag surfaces. They indicate that the slags studied are...EY WORDS : slags, smelting, Copperbelt, Zambia, copper, cobalt, clinopyroxene, leucite. Introduction...Copperbelt, it is estimated that 30 million tonnes of copper metal have been produced since mining began on |  | Fernández-Landero, Sandra, Fernández-Caliani, Juan Carlos, Giráldez, María Inmaculada, Morales, Emilio, Barba-Brioso, Cinta, González, Isabel (2023) Soil Contaminated with Hazardous Waste Materials at Rio Tinto Mine (Spain) Is a Persistent Secondary Source of Acid and Heavy Metals to the Environment. Minerals, 13 (4) 456 doi:10.3390/min13040456 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Contaminated with Hazardous Waste Materials at Rio Tinto Mine (Spain) Is a Persistent Secondary Source of Acid...Contaminated with Hazardous Waste Materials at Rio Tinto Mine (Spain) Is a Persistent Department Earth Sciences...trace elements from soils heavily contaminated with mine waste at Rio Tinto. Three different waste materials...were considered as case studies: roasted pyrite, copper slags, and leached sulfide ores. The results showed...metals were found especially in the slag-contaminated soil. Copper, Zn, and Pb were the most abundant |  | Frost, Ray L., Williams, Peter A., Martens, Wayde, Leverett, Peter, Kloprogge, J. Theo (2004) Raman spectroscopy of basic copper(II) and some complex copper(II) sulfate minerals: Implications for hydrogen bonding. American Mineralogist, 89 (7) 1130-1137 doi:10.2138/am-2004-0726 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2004 Raman spectroscopy of basic copper(II) and some complex copper(II) sulfate minerals: Implications...et al. 2001); (2) corrosion and restoration of copper and bronze objects (Kratschmer et al. 2002; Livingston...1998; Bouchard-Abouchacra 2001); (3) corrosion of copper pipes containing reticulated water; (4) formation...of these types of minerals as leachates from slag dumps (Ruesenberg and Paulis 1996; Wappler and Tischendorf...at Vesuvius in 79 AD, for example. Many complex copper(II) sulfate systems exist with quite complex stoichiometry |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mountains, southwestern Poland. The prevailing massive slag has a chemical composition dominated by FeO (up...olivine and hercynite. The second type, a porous slag, is poorer in FeO (up to 28 wt.%) and richer in...composition and distribution of trace elements in slag phases vary from sample to sample, which is consistent...diagrams used in this study indicate that most of the slag samples have solidified under conditions of strong...should be used to reconstruct the temperature of slag formation. Our mineralogical and chemical study |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Slags sourced from a derelict zinc–lead–copper–silver–tungsten mine were examined for their bulk elemental...leachability of selected elements (sulphur, calcium, iron, copper, zinc, and lead) were assessed during a 130-day...oxic conditions. Slags were rich in silicon, iron, copper, zinc, and lead, hosted within minerals including...concentration throughout the 130-day experiment, with iron, copper, zinc, and lead attaining >5 mg l−1 in some samples...words: slag, derelict mines, leachability, mineralogy, elemental composition I. INTRODUCTION Slag is a |  | | Book | | nineteenth centuries that any small production of copper is recorded from the area. Thus there is satis¬...satis¬ factory proof that the large accumulation of slag existing in the area of these mines had been produced...produced prior to the departure of the Romans. Similar slag heaps are found elsewhere in the south-west of the...000,000 tons and 30,000,000 tons. 2 Ihus the dumps at Rio I into are not only the largest but they...the information available on these dumps in detail. Ancient slag heaps at Rio Tinto Much historical |  | Nevskaya, Marina A., Seleznev, Sergey G., Masloboev, Vladimir A., Klyuchnikova, Elena M., Makarov, Dmitriy V. (2019) Environmental and Business Challenges Presented by Mining and Mineral Processing Waste in the Russian Federation. Minerals, 9 (7) 445 doi:10.3390/min9070445 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2019 Abstract: Using Murmansk Region, one of Russia’s largest mining regions, as a case...building materials industries. In Russia, mining waste dumps occupy a combined area of more than 300,000 ha [1...billion tons of waste in tailings and mining waste dumps. Therefore, developing and commercializing efficient...anthropogenic mineral raw materials in MMPW within a region or a country; anthropogenic mineral resources (AMR)...composition of the wastes, and potential for acid mine drainage (AMD). Depending on the above properties |  | Oparin, V. N., Ainbinder, I. I., Rodionov, Yu. I., Patskevich, P. G., Tapsiev, A. P., Freidin, A. M., Badtiev, B. P., Glukhov, V. A. (2007) Concept of a mine of tomorrow for deep mining at gentle copper-and-nickel deposits. Journal of Mining Science, 43 (6) 646-654 doi:10.1007/s10913-007-0071-x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINING TECHNOLOGY CONCEPT OF A MINE OF TOMORROW FOR DEEP MINING AT GENTLE COPPER-AND-NICKEL DEPOSITS V. N...of a mine of tomorrow is set forth as a system of scientific ideas, principles and priorities. Mine of...number of the strategic mineral kinds: nickel, copper, cobalt and platinum-group metals. These deposits...for compensating the retired capacity of Skalisty Mine in 2010 and later. The planned mining depth is from...the research is to evolve a concept of a “future mine” as a complex of innovative ideas, principles and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 737±747 The leaching behaviour of lead metallurgical slag in high-molecular-weight (HMW ) organic solutions...contaminants (Pb, Zn, Cu, As) in `soil-like' environments. Slag was submitted to a 112-day batch leaching experiment...MINTEQA2 calculations and confirmed on the leached slag surface by SEM and Raman spectrometry. Compared...predominant during the long-term interaction of slag with an HMW organic solution of real soil. As a...re-vegetation of slag dumps may be considered as a possible scenario for slag management. K EY WORDS : slag, Pb metallurgy |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 3.433 A MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF SLAG FROM THE HISTORICAL O’DONNELL ROAST YARDS, SUDBURY...Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada Abstract Highly altered slag samples from the historical O’Donnell Roast Yards...alteration halos around the center of the remnant slag and rock piles indicate strong variations in the...chemical and mineralogical composition of the altered slag with lateral distance and depth. The concentration...concentration of trace elements in these surficial slag samples is controlled by the proportions of spinel phases |  | Rosado, L., Morais, C., Candeias, A. E., Pinto, A. P., Guimarães, F., Mirão, J. (2008) Weathering of S. Domingos (Iberian Pyritic Belt) abandoned mine slags. Mineralogical Magazine, 72 (1) 489-494 doi:10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.489 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of S. Domingos (Iberian Pyritic Belt) abandoned mine slags L. ROSADO1, C. MORAIS1, A. E. CANDEIAS1, A... Portugal ABSTR ACT The S. Domingos abandoned mine is a major source of pollutant-metals contamination...while As and Pb are partially stored in sulphates. Copper, on the other hand, has a different behaviour and...leachable of the elements studied. K EY WORDS : slag, acid mine drainage, metal pollution, S. Domingos, retention...(FeAsS) or bismuth and antimony sulphosalts. The Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and metal contamination processes |  | Kříbek, Bohdan, Nyambe, Imasiku, Sracek, Ondra, Mihaljevič, Martin, Knésl, Ilja (2023) Impact of Mining and Ore Processing on Soil, Drainage and Vegetation in the Zambian Copperbelt Mining Districts: A Review. Minerals, 13 (3) 384 doi:10.3390/min13030384 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | soils and plant contamination; bioaccessibility; mine drainage; plants Revised: 23 February 2023 Accepted:...has been studied by many authors [5,7,25]. Many mine drainage waters have low pH and carry high concentrations...and metalloids [26–29]. It is well known that acid mine drainage (AMD) forms when mining activities expose...Copperbelt Province of Zambia, are more vulnerable to mine and smelter contamination than in more developed...environmental data were scattered throughout a wide range of mine owners. Since the late nineties, the situation has |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mine Wastes: Past, Present, Future L EFT: Acidic drainage leaking from a former adit, Rheidol Mine, Wales...Wales.Above: Zinc- and lead-rich mine wastes at the former Cwmystwyth mine, Wales Karen A. Hudson-Edwards1...uneconomic, solid and liquid materials found at or near mine sites. Volumetrically they are one of the world’s...ecosystems and humans. Multidisciplinary research on mine wastes focuses on understanding their character...quantities of historic, contemporary and future mine wastes, given the trend to exploit larger deposits |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | contamination [3–12]. Thus, base-metal slag deposits at the Penn Mine in California contained relatively...sulfate and dissolved metals from contaminated acid mine drainages [17]. Organic amendments from municipal...waste compost have been used in the reclamation of mine spoils from limestone quarries [18]. In addition...phytoavailability. The use of sewage sludge on sulfide mine tailings is based on supplying nutrients to promote...oxidation or reductive dissolution reactions in mine waste [25,26] and the release of metals. In addition |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Lecanoracascade•sisMagn. correspondwell with copper mineralization. This green-rimmed lichen was found...lichen'sgreenperimeterincreaseunderthe influenceof copper mineralization; thus, 1,000 ppm and greater than...is due to its ability to absorb and concentrate copper. Biogeochemicaldata support this hypothesis,as...observednear many copper prospects. The lichen has sincebeenusedas a guide to copper mineralization. The...the surroundingvegetation. A lichenindicator of copper would, therefore, be expectedto contain an ano |  | Warchulski, R., Mendecki, M., Gawęda, A., Sołtysiak, M., Gadowski, M. (2019) Rainwater-induced migration of potentially toxic elements from a Zn–Pb slag dump in Ruda Śląska in light of mineralogical, geochemical and geophysical investigations. Applied Geochemistry, 109. 104396 doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.104396 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | migration of potentially toxic elements from a Zn–Pb slag dump in Ruda Śląska in light of mineralogical, geochemical...A B S T R A C T Keywords: Zn-Pb slag Potentially toxic elements Slag weathering Rainfall leaching EM...conductivity Soil pollution The Upper Silesia region of Poland is known for its concentration of heavy...including mining and smelting. Slag dumps scattered across the region are the sources of pollutants such...At the slag dump in Ruda Śląska, it is possible to distinguish three types of slag: (i) slag associated |  | | Report (issue) | | Smithsonite slice and egg, 5.8 and 2.7 cm tall Masua Mine, Carbonia-lglesias, Sardinia, Italy Cal and Kerith...page Smithsonite, 9.2 cm wide 400 Foot Level, Kelly Mine, Magdalena District Socorro County, New Mexico Steve...1867. ·thsonian Smithsonite First Oxide Zone, Tsu Mine, Tsumeb, Nami 10cm tall Brent Lockhart coll Joe...1892), and zink-siderit (Strunz, 1970). There are "copper-rich" varieties named herreite (Dana, 1892) and...magnesium and iron. Less commonly, calcium, lead, copper, and cobalt are also seen. There is evidence of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Recycling, Reuse and Rehabilitation of Mine Wastes Bernd G. Lottermoser* 1811-5209/11/0007-0405$2.50...prevent, minimize, reuse and recycle waste. Reuse of mine wastes allows their beneficial application, whereas...recycling concepts for mine wastes are not economic. Consequently, the great majority of mine wastes are still...to more responsible environmental stewardship of mine sites and better waste management. Moder n mining...recycling, reuse, rehabilitation, sustainability, mine waste, zero waste compel planning and informed decision-making |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | smelter closure in May 2004, extensive mine tailings, slag dumps and waste heaps remain. Lichens were transplanted...This ‘natural experiment’ is centred on a large mine waste tailing close to Zlatna town centre two weeks...in the Russian Urals during operation of a major copper smelter (Williamson et al., 2004). Particle chemical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | smelter closure in May 2004, extensive mine tailings, slag dumps and waste heaps remain. Lichens were transplanted...This ‘natural experiment’ is centred on a large mine waste tailing close to Zlatna town centre two weeks...in the Russian Urals during operation of a major copper smelter (Williamson et al., 2004). Particle chemical |
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