 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the historical smelting in Freiberg, Erzgebirge (Germany) Madlen Scheinerta,, Hermann Kupscha, Beate Bletzb...Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany Ringstraße 36, 67551 Worms, Germany b Received 2 July 2006; accepted...represents one of the oldest mining districts in Germany. Argentiferous ore mineralizations with lead, zinc...information on the smelting and weathering behaviour of slag, which makes them very useful sources of information... historical slag represents a most valuable archive. Therefore, the historical slag dump in Halsbach |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral precipitates from a historical smelting slag dump, Río Tinto, Spain B. G. Lottermoser, Cairns With...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 (article/letter/editorial) | | Mobilization of heavy metals from historical smelting slag dumps, north Queensland, Australia B. G. LOTTERMOSER*...Box 6811, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia ABSTR ACT Slag dumps occur at several historical smelting sites...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 |  | 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...of heavy industry, including mining and smelting. Slag dumps scattered across the region are the sources...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 |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | Linlithgow on the east bank of the Glengonner water below Mine Hill. The remains of the Meadowfoot Lead Smelter...creating additional dwelling specifically to house mine workers. The hand coloured map shows the Wanlockhead...seen on the slopes of Sowen Dod (Fig 14) The slag dump occupies the relatively flat area below the Dod...usually thought to be the Leadhills-Glengonner (Mine Hill) area, by monks., or they were overseeing the...conspicuous landmark conical spoil dump at the New Glencrieff Mine from the 1951-58 reworking. Fig 4 |  | Warchulski, Rafał, Gawęda, Aleksandra, Kupczak, Krzysztof, Banasik, Kamila, Krzykawski, Tomasz (2020) Slags from Ruda Śląska, Poland as a large-scale laboratory for the crystallization of rare natural rocks: melilitolites and paralavas. Lithos, 372. 105666pp. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2020.105666 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | considering its size, we can treat a pyrometallurgical slag dump as a geological body. In slags from Ruda Śląska...wollastonite ± plagioclase was discovered in glassy slag. High-temperature experiments were performed to...reconstruct the crystallization of such an assemblage. Two slag samples were subjected to complete melting and crystallization...Śląska slags it explains the dominance of glassy slag in that location. The experiments gave us an opportunity...et al., 2019); (ii) the environmental impact of slag accumulation due to the Potentially Toxic Elements |  | 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...Abstract Three kinds of slags occur in the waste dump of pyrometallurgical slags produced during reworking...Szklary, Lower Silesia, southwestern Poland. Slags 1 and 2 contain 34–44 wt.% SiO2, and slag 2 is enriched...enriched in Ca and impoverished in Fe relative to slag 1; slag 3 is characterized by extreme Ca content (ca...(awaruite, bronze, metallic Fe and Cu). One type of slag contains significant amounts of the potentially |  | 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...shales in the low-grade metamorphosed parts of the Lower Roan Group (Kamona and Nyambe, 2002). The most abundant...essentially restricted to its lowermost part, the Lower Roan Group, which consists of footwall conglomerates...produce Cu matte and remove Fe into the silicate slag. The second step is generally performed in Peirce-Smith |  | | 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. |  | Bril, H., Zainoun, K., Puziewicz, J., Courtin-Nomade, A., Vanaecker, M., Bollinger, J.-C. (2008) SECONDARY PHASES FROM THE ALTERATION OF A PILE OF ZINC-SMELTING SLAG AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM SWIETOCHLOWICE, UPPER SILESIA, POLAND. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (5) 1235-1248 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.5.1235 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PHASES FROM THE ALTERATION OF A PILE OF ZINC-SMELTING SLAG AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: AN EXAMPLE...pyrometallurgical treatment of Zn ore, deposited at the dump in Świętochłowice, in Upper Silesia, southern Poland...melilite and the spinel-group phases. Keywords: slag, Zn pyrometallurgy, secondary phases, weathering...finely crystalline sulfates is common on surfaces of mine waste. The mineralogical study of Lottermoser (2005)...The pile consists of brown to black fragments of slag from tens of centimeters to meters across, and 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) | | Potential of lead/zinc slag for use in cemented mine backfill P. N. Benkendorff* This paper gives the...in blended cement, by ground granulated lead/zinc slag. It is part of a wider programme to investigate...granulated lead/zinc slag in cemented mine paste backfill. The results show that the slag gives similar compressive...standard mortar to granulated iron blast furnace slag. It appears to be more active requiring less grinding...strength growth by the high zinc content in the slag. Zinc in the cement and in tailings used for the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | edu.pl Abstract: Dissolution of diopside-bearing slag and its amorphous counterpart was investigated to...potential of these slags. The contribution of direct slag phase dissolution was investigated using a biotic...dissolution in organic medium. Potential metal donor slag phases and easily released elements were identified...mobile elements leaching from glassy and diopside slag (up to 99%). Recovery targeted metals were released...56% (Cu)–96% (Zn) from glassy slag and 27% (Cu)–98% (Zn) from diopside slag. Results demonstrated that studied |  | | Report (issue) | | eoscopic pairs of aerial photographs showing slag dump northeast of Franklin and Little Conemaugh River...Highland area west of Hinckston Run and Hinckston Run (lower section) --------------------------15. Highland...landform and that flowage is the main movement in the lower segments, but the boun- dary between these two...concavity. Except for a few gullied seg ments in its lower part, the flow track showed a minimum removal of...gestion of imbrication in sandstone colluvium. C, Lower part. Deposit removed from base of slope. FIGURE |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | metal-containing mineral and slag particles (lead oxide, copper concentrate and copper slag) from the mining and...concentrate (<1 · 10 11 mol Cu m 2 s 1) and the copper slag particles (4.3 ± 0.8 · 10 11 mol Cu m 2 s 1) proved...lab). Dissolution rates in soil were found to be lower under laboratory than under field conditions. The...aluminosilicate minerals were one to two orders of magnitude lower in field than in laboratory experiments. Velbel (1990)...the rate of Zn leaching from soil contaminated by mine-tailing material was lowest in the absence of plants |  | | 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...some samples and reflect surficial weathering of the dump piles or represent byproducts of roasting. A relatively...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 |  | | Report (chapter) | | application on such sites. Large quantities of iron slag, for example, can mask structures associated with...surveys were conducted on slag pit furnaces, mainly in Denmark and Germany (Smekalova et al. 1993). This...magnetic anomalies produced by furnaces and associated slag deposits. This trend continued through to the 1980s...data with the spread of iron slag and more recently to the quantity of slag (Crew, pers. comm.). Elsewhere...the floor deposits (Mills & McDonnell 1992). In Germany, A1-Mussawy (1990) From: POLLARD,A. M. (ed.) 1999 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fire Clay Mine, Frostburg, Md. (See R&M, May-June '53, "Minerals of the Frostburg Fire Clay Mine", by Harold...did not attempt to apply to enter the operating mine. This was my third visit; I wish sometime that I...40. Inquiry in the vicinity might uncover a new mine operation not in "Minerals Yearbook." Jenkintown...collectors—it's terrific!) Rutherford Mine, Amelia, Virginia. The directions to this mine given in "Virginia Revisited"...road 609 that passes the Keener farm on which the mine is located. After paying Mrs. Keener $1 for myself |  | 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: |  | Cabała, Jerzy, Warchulski, Rafał, Rozmus, Dariusz, Środek, Dorota, Szełęg, Eligiusz (2019) Pb-Rich Slags, Minerals, and Pollution Resulted from a Medieval Ag-Pb Smelting and Mining Operation in the Silesian-Cracovian Region (Southern Poland) Minerals, 10 (1) 28 doi:10.3390/min10010028 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | slags in France [26], Czech Republic [11,27], Germany [10], Italy [28]. There is relatively little data...border, P1—Lower Perm, T1—Lower Triassic, T2—Middle Triassic, T3— Carboniferous—USCB border, P1—Lower Perm...Perm, T1—Lower Triassic, T2—Middle Triassic, T3—Upper Upper Triassic, Tobd—Ore-bearing dolomites with Zn-Pb-Ag...Geochemistry The contaminated soil and fragments of slag were hand-picked and mounted in resin for scanning...and thus heating experiments leading to remelting slag samples can be used to approximate the Minerals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Century Lead Smelting Processes on the Basis of Slag Properties: A Case Study from Sławków, Poland Rafał...oxygen fugacity ranging from WM to MH buffer. The slag characteristics show a knowledge of the workers...lead are biconical vessels from Pietrele on the Lower Danube dated to ca. 4400–4300 BC [4]. In antiquity...terms of their impact on the environment [9,15,16]. Slag analysis also helps to understand the mechanism...methods can be used to approximate it. Numerous slag studies determined the smelting temperature based |  | | Journal (issue) | | roads. However, Dunbar Slag Company, Inc., of Sharon, processes a i r-cooled slag from blast furnaces into...this is! At one time, large dumps of this type of slag, which was considered to be trash, l ittered the...i n the steelmaking area of Sharon, but no more. Slag is the nonmetallic top layer of a melt formed during...blast-furnace slag" generally refers to waste mate· rial resulting from solidification of blast-furnace slag under...under atmospheric conditions. A ir-cooled slag has certain physical and chemical charac· teristics that |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 20013 pohwatp@si.edu Ettringite N’Chwaning II Mine, Northern Cape Province Republic of South Africa...3-cm ettringite with calcite from the N’Chwaning II mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province...of Ettringen, near Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Dan Behnke specimen and photo. ter and is transparent...rock) from Ettringen, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, where the clear to white crystals reach sizes...to 2 mm, some associated with calcite. The Clara mine, Ober Wolfach, Schwarzwald (Black Forest), Baden-Württemberg |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JULY, 1925 A handsome slag-concrete bridge at Johnstown, PennsylVfnia Putting Slag' to Work A Newcomer...Newcomer in the Field of Concrete Construction furnace slag, as indicated by its name, is produced, during the...problem of moving, and if possible utilizing, the slag has within the past few years received a great deal...consisted of pouring the commercial or finished slag is light grey in color and in the sizes utilized...pounds per cubic foot. Larger sizes of the same slag run lower in weight. Except within very narrow range |
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