Explore: Sulphides In Tailings

comminution, tailings consist of a slurry of fine particles, ranging from the size of a grain of sand to a few micrometres. Mine tailings are usually produced

Dold, Bernhard (2014). Evolution of Acid Mine Drainage Formation in Sulphidic Mine Tailings, Minerals, v. 4, p. 621-641. Murray, Geoffrey; Cook, Ian G. (2002)

compound of copper and sulfur. It has the chemical formula of Cu2S. It is found in nature as the mineral chalcocite. It has a narrow range of stoichiometry ranging

or health. The exact effects an ore and its tailings have is dependent on the minerals present. Tailings of particular concern are those of older mines

cubic metres of very acidic, sulphide-rich tailings. In 1997, there had been no natural plant recolonisation on the tailings for more than 20 years. Waikato

Extractive metallurgists are interested in three primary streams: feed, concentrate (metal oxide/sulphide) and tailings (waste). After mining, large pieces

deposit tailings into Halet Lake. This area is referred to as "tailings management area two". Approximately half a million tons of sulphide tailings were

and tailings also pollute the region with wind-blown dust. The Kolwezi Tailings Project is an attempt to recover additional metal from these tailings. The

water from tailings to be available for other uses in the mine. The Rampura Agucha mine produced 108,000 tonnes per month of tailings waste in the year

releasing 4–5 million cubic metres (3,200–4,100 acre⋅ft) of mine tailings. The acidic tailings, which contained dangerous levels of several heavy metals, quickly