What are tailings? Their nature and .
Figure 1: Multiple active spigot discharge (© Jon Engels) Introduction. Tailings consist of ground rock and process effluents that are generated in a mine processing ...
Figure 1: Multiple active spigot discharge (© Jon Engels) Introduction. Tailings consist of ground rock and process effluents that are generated in a mine processing ...
Chapter 1. Colliding Ecologies. The Ok Tedi copper and gold mine in Papua New Guinea has discharged more than two billion metric tons of tailings, overburden, and ...
Research Publications. Below are links to annual collections listing all of the research publications produced at The University of Western Australia from 1993 to 2012.
Chemical Processes. Acid leaching has been considered as an alternative to flotation for removing phosphorus from iron ore. Technologically, the leaching ...
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) A system under the federal Clean Water Act that requires a permit for the discharge of pollutants to surface ...
First draft prepared by Dr Zoltán Adamis, József Fodor National Center for Public Health, National Institute of Chemical Safety, Budapest, Hungary; and Dr Richard B ...
Cage — In a mine shaft, the device, similar to an elevator car, that is used for hoisting personnel and materials. Calorific value — The quantity of heat that can ...
Azurmalachite is a rock composed of the minerals azurite and malachite. It is also a beautiful gem material that displays bands and orbs of brilliant blue and green ...
A crusher is a machine designed to reduce large rocks into smaller rocks, gravel, or rock dust. Crushers may be used to reduce the size, or change the form, of waste ...
A. Abutment In coal mining, (1) the weight of the rocks above a narrow roadway is transferred to the solid coal along the sides, which act as abutments of the arch ...
Asbestos MSDS Information and Complete Public Health Statement Asbestos MSDS, or Material Safety Data Sheet, plus complete health related exposure information is ...
Heavy sleepers might need a little something stronger than your standard alarm clock. Some ask you to throw them against a wall, while others roll around the floor ...
Chalcopyrite Ore Production The sulfide ore minerals including chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2), sphalerite (ZnS), galena (PbS) provide the major sources of the world''s ...
Thousands of years ago, indigenous people living in the California Channel Islands relied on a manufacturing process that exposed them to dangerous chemicals that ...
Chemical contaminants entering the marine environment from seabased sources: A review with a focus on European seas
Most people (wrongly) assume the moon is barren and boring. Sure, our satellite might be a little clingy, but it also has moonquakes, orange soil, and could be hiding ...
Chapter 74 Mining and Quarrying MINING: AN OVERVIEW. Norman S. Jennings. Minerals and mineral products are the backbone of most industries. Some form of mining .
Vertical quartz veins in a coarsegrained red granite at Cala Sarraina beach, at the northern end of the Costa Paradiso, Trinità d'' Agultu, Sassari Province ...
Below is a listorted by mineral name of 900 commonly available minerals and mineral synonyms. For each mineral species we provided a quick reference of chemical ...
A USGS publication on the history of gold uses, gold mining, gold prospecting, assays and gold production.
The expansion plan envisaged a new open pit mine to increase production of copper and uranium and expand minerals processing facilities. Infrastructure, including a ...
The heterogeneous characteristics of the huge quantity of wastes generated lead to complexity in recycling and utilisation. The comparative physicochemical ...
Lead is a dense, soft, lowmelting metal. It is an important component of batteries, and about 75% of the world''s lead production is consumed by the battery ...
The objectives and approach to treatment of the different mine water types depend on the category of mine water and the degree of treatment required.