| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Argentiferous ore mineralizations with lead, zinc and copper are dominating in this region. Various waste products...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...The slag was dumped approx. 400 years ago and is rich in lead. An interrelation between the slag and...organic-rich soil horizons within the range of the dump foot (maximum contents in the A-horizon in mg kg1: | | | 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 | | Gregurek, D., Melcher, F., Pavlov, V. A., Reimann, C., Stumpfl, E. F. (1999) Mineralogy and mineral chemistry of snow filter residues in the vicinity of the nickel-copper processing industry, Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 65 (1) 87-111 doi:10.1007/bf01161578 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | and Petrology © Springer-Verlag 1999 Printed in Austria Mineralogy and mineral chemistry of snow filter...filter residues in the vicinity of the nickel-copper processing industry, Kola Peninsula, NW Russia D. Gregurek...Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Leoben, Austria 2 Central Kola Expedition, Monchegorsk, Russia...1995/96 winter in the vicinity (1.5-8kin) of the copper-nickel processing plants at Zapoljarnij, Nikel...metallic phases and alloys (Ni-Cu-Fe-Co), as well as slag particles and coke. Differences in the processing | | | 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 | | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | Paar, W. H., Mereiter, Kurt, Braithwaite, R. S. W., Keller, Paul, Dunn, P. J. (1986) Chenite, Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6, a new mineral, from Leadhills, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 50 (355) 129-135 doi:10.1180/minmag.1986.050.355.17 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Salzburg, Akademiestrasse 26, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria KURT MEREITER Institut ffir Mineralogie, Kristallographie...Universit/it Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, A-1060, Wien, Austria R. S. W. BRA1THWAITE Chemistry Department, University...Washington, DC, USA 20560 ABSTRACT. Chenite, a new lead-copper secondary mineral, has been found on specimens...deposits of the LeadhillsW a n l o c k h e a d district, Scotland (Wilson, 1921; Gillanders, 1981; Paar...) from D. M 6 h l e r (mineral dealer of Graz, Austria), displaying tiny, well-developed blue crystals | | | 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) | 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. | | 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 | | 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...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...occurring in the dump are not affected by weathering, and small vitreous fragments of slag occurring in nearby | | 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) | 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 | | | Report (issue) | History of the Verde Mining District, Jerome, Arizona David F. Briggs Geologist March 2018 CONTRIBUTED...Briggs, D.F., 2018, History of the Verde Mining District, Jerome, Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Contributed...------------- 3 Geology of the Verde Mining District ---------------------------------------------...------------------- 71 Future of Verde Mining District ---------------------------------------------...northeastern slope of the Black Hills, the Verde Mining District is located approximately 25 miles northeast of | | | 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...about 20mm f r o m Nentsberry Haggs Mine. The locality i n the mine (Admiralty Flats), which has produced | | | 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 | | | 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...to 2 mm, some associated with calcite. The Clara mine, Ober Wolfach, Schwarzwald (Black Forest), Baden-Württemberg...(1984) notes that ettringite crystals from the Clara mine may be mistaken for aragonite, and vice versa. Italy...Naples Province, Campania. The ancient Etruscan copper mining site of Capattoli in Livorno Province, Tuscany | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | In the process of multi-stage lead fire refining, slag is produced, which is the only waste of the ISP...PbO, Fe2 O3 , CaO, SiO2 and their content in the slag exceeds 10% [4]. The mineral composition of slags...[(OH)6 |SO4 ]·H2 O), which crystallize after the slag is deposited in a landfill [4–11]. Due to the high...presented in this paper. 2. Materials and Methods Forty slag samples were taken for testing from 4 layers from...layers are separated by inert layers of granulated slag from the shaft process. The subject of research | | | 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) | 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) | Universität Wien, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria ABSTRACT The crystal structure of elyite, Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O...anglesite. The second specimen, from a small slag dump in the Kleines Drecktal, Lauthental, Harz mountains...mountains, Germany, contains elyite in voids of a black slag. The lath-shaped, transparent crystals are up to...and Schur, M. (1995) Crystal structure of calcium copper phyllodecaoxotetrasilicate, CaCuSi4O10. Zeitschrift...Hawthorne, F.C. (1993) Structural relationships in copper oxysalt minerals. I. Structural hierarchy. Acta | | Fernández-Caliani, J. C., de la Rosa, J. D., Sánchez de la Campa, A. M., González-Castanedo, Y., Castillo, S. (2013) Mineralogy of atmospheric dust impacting the Rio Tinto mining area (Spain) during episodes of high metal deposition. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (6) 2793-2810 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.6.07 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | deposited at Rio Tinto, Spain, an historical mining district of world-class importance, with emphasis on metal-bearing...registered at the sampling site adjacent to the mine waste dumps. However, the generation of potentially...potentially harmful dust particles is not restricted to mine wastes. Anthropogenic metallic compounds arising...dust, bulk deposition, metal-bearing particles, mine wastes, Rio Tinto Introduction ATMOSPHERIC dispersion...dispersion of particles from opencast operations and mine wastes is potentially an important route of human | | | Report (volume) | BULLETIN 432 SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN MAINE AND THE MILAN MINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE BY WILLIAM H. EMMONS WASHINGTON...silver.............................................. Copper.................................................. 30 Douglas mine..................................................... 31 Twin Lead mine................32 Blue Hill mine..................................................... 33 Stewart mine..................... 33 Mammoth mine................................................... 34 Owen mine................ | | 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) | role. The proximity of iron, gold, silver, lead, copper and tin deposits has promoted the development of...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...conditions. To determine the melting temperature of the slag samples, we performed successive experiments with...SiO2 , glassy silica, pyromorphite, metallic Pb, Pb slag, Ti oxide, mullite Ca phosphate, Fe-Mn oxide, Mn |
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Slag dump, Teichen Mine, Langteichengraben, Kalwang, Leoben District, Styria, Austria