 | | 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 |  | 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) | | skeletal/dendritic 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...produce Cu matte and remove Fe into the silicate slag. The second step is generally performed in Peirce-Smith...its refinement in conventional PS converters. The slag discarded generally contained <1 wt.% Cu (Cutler...tonnes of Cu concentrate per year. The discarded slag contains up to 1 wt.% Cu (T. Gonzáles, Mufulira |  | | 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 |  | 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...toxic heavy metals were found especially in the slag-contaminated soil. Copper, Zn, and Pb were the most...metals in the acid leach solutions resulting from mine soil-water interaction, with peak values of 55.6 |  | | 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) | | from a derelict zinc–lead–copper–silver–tungsten mine were examined for their bulk elemental composition...words: slag, derelict mines, leachability, mineralogy, elemental composition I. INTRODUCTION Slag is a...processing to recover metals. At many older mines, slag was intentionally dumped near the furnaces that...it, leaving behind coherent piles or jumbles of slag weighing many thousands of tonnes. Its appearance...solidification after smelting. These voids help to make slag porous and in places, permeable, allowing environmental |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rammelsberg Slag Minerals 1 W. van den Berg and C. van Loon. Diary of Events 4 2 6 Llywernog Mine and Museum...Great Consols. Sculls in Devon Great Consols copper mine supporting the hanging wall of the lode. When copper...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...about 20mm f r o m Nentsberry Haggs Mine. The locality i n the mine (Admiralty Flats), which has produced |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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...reported from the now-closed Harborside mine and nearby Rosier mine, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine....West. It occurs sparingly in ores of the Tucson mine in the Leadville district of Lake County, Colorado...fine chalcophyllite microcrystals is the 3 Metals mine in the Weepah district of Esmeralda County. Utah |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | present in greater amounts in leachate from weathered slag samples. The documented amounts of As, Zn, Pb and...purposes. K EY WORDS : Zn-Pb slag, slag composition, heavy elements mobilization, slag crystallization in undercooling...bulk compositions and leaching tests for two slag dumps from the Bytom Piekary Śla˛skie area, Upper...reduction furnace continuously and put on waste dumps (Kotucha, 2008). At a similar installation in Świe˛tochłowice...in the range 1200 1300ºC (Puziewicz, 2007). The dumps investigated are located in the Brzeziny Śla˛skie |  | | 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) | | mobility in leachate from lead-zinc metallurgical slag: experimental approach and long-term assessment...between smelter slag and water show differences depending on the origin of the slag. The studied samples...phases. An ‘oxidizing’ scenario can be proposed for slag waste disposal, considering that cerussite (PbCO3)...leached from the slag and in particular from the ore-processing slag. Quenched glass-rich slag from old car-battery...of Pb, especially in acidic environments. Neither slag would therefore be suitable for recycling for civil |  | | 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 |  | 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...heavy industry, including mining and smelting. Slag dumps scattered across the region are the sources of...At the slag dump in Ruda Śląska, it is possible to distinguish three types of slag: (i) slag associated...glassy slag composed of glass and single crystals of melilite and wollastonite; and (iii) slag composed |  | 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...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...reserves. During the latter period, the principal mine infrastructures were built, including the * E-mail: |  | | Book | | 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...collected by Rua Figueroa who was manager of the mine when it was sold to the English company in 1873 |  | | 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 |  | Zubkova, N. V., Chukanov, N. V., Pekov, I. V., Pushcharovsky, D. Yu., Katerinopoulos, A., Vuduris, P., Magganas, A. (2019) New Data on Fiedlerite-1A from Ancient Slags of Lavrion, Greece: Crystal Structure and Hydrogen Bonding. Doklady Earth Sciences, 486 (1) 517-520 doi:10.1134/s1028334x1905009x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (lead was extracted in a subordinate amount), while slag containing other components (residual Pb, as well...mainly buried in the sea. The interaction of various slag components with seawater for more than two thousand...To date, their diversity in the ancient Lavrion slag has exceeded one hundred, and this number includes...“metallurgical slag–seawater.” This paper presents new data on fiedlerite-1A from ancient slag dumps buried in...finding of single crystals of the fiedlerite1A in the slag from Paha Limani allowed to refine its crystal structure |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geometallurgical Characterization of Non-Ferrous Historical Slag in Western Tasmania: Identifying Reprocessing Options...the slag during the smelting process. Today, the former smelter site consists of two large slag piles...geometallurgical and geo-environmental properties of these slag materials (n = 280) were determined. The South and...techniques could be explored, as well re-smelting. These slag materials are classified geoenvironmentally as potentially...environmental management; acid and metalliferous drainage; mine waste; circular economy; waste valorisation 1. |  | | 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 |  | Kierczak, J., Neel, C., Puziewicz, J., Bril, H. (2009) THE MINERALOGY AND WEATHERING OF SLAG PRODUCED BY THE SMELTING OF LATERITIC Ni ORES, SZKLARY, SOUTHWESTERN POLAND. The Canadian Mineralogist, 47 (3) 557-572 doi:10.3749/canmin.47.3.557 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 3749/canmin.47.3.557 THE MINERALOGY AND WEATHERING OF SLAG PRODUCED BY THE SMELTING OF LATERITIC Ni ORES, SZKLARY...wt.% SiO2, and slag 2 is enriched in Ca and impoverished in Fe relative to slag 1; slag 3 is characterized...(awaruite, bronze, metallic Fe and Cu). One type of slag contains significant amounts of the potentially...affected by weathering, and small vitreous fragments of slag occurring in nearby agricultural fields have only... Keywords: processing of Ni ore, lateritic ore, slag, phase composition, weathering, Szklary, Poland |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | process route for the extraction of metal values from slag, low grade ores and other oxidic materials such...arc furnace slag and chromite ore. The impact of different factors to the dissolution of slag, such as temperature...holding time, flux content and weight ratio of flux/slag was studied. Based on the optimised experimental...bath containing metal values extracted from the slag/ore was electrolysed under an applied voltage of...electrowinning, Metal extraction, Recovery, EAF slag, Chromite Introduction Production of high alloy |  | 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) | | 6, 2007 MINERAL MINING TECHNOLOGY CONCEPT OF A MINE OF TOMORROW FOR DEEP MINING AT GENTLE COPPER-AND-NICKEL...of a mine of tomorrow is set forth as a system of scientific ideas, principles and priorities. Mine of...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...Based on the formulated concept, the model of a “mine of tomorrow” should profit from application of state-of-the-art |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralogy and the release of trace elements from slag from the Hegeler Zinc smelter, Illinois (USA) Nadine...2009 Editorial handling by R. Fuge a b s t r a c t Slag from the former Hegeler Zn-smelting facility in...most slag samples is dominated by SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3 and CaO. The bulk composition of the slag suggests...suggests a high silica content of the melt. Bulk slag trace-element chemistry shows that the dominant...and therefore less leached when compared to the slag samples with lower bulk Zn concentrations where |
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