Tailings generated during processing of sulfide ores represent a substantial risk to water
resources. The oxidation of sulfide minerals within tailings deposits can generate low-quality …

Abstract Development of mineral resources and the increasing mining waste emissions
have created a series of environmental and health-related issues. Nowadays, the ecological …

The extraction of mineral resources requires access through underground workings, or open
pit operations, or through drillholes for solution mining. Additionally, mineral processing can …

Building on the success of its 1993 predecessor, this second edition of Geochemistry,
Groundwater and Pollution has been thoroughly re-written, updated and extended to …

Water is needed at mine sites for dust suppression, mineral processing, coal washing, and
hydrometallurgical extraction. For these applications, water is mined from surface water …

The oxidation of sulfide minerals from mine wastes results in the release of oxidation
products to groundwater and surface water. The abandoned high-sulfide Camp tailings …

Contamination of aquatic environments as a consequence of deep metal mining for Pb, Zn,
Cu, Cd, and Fe is of widespread international concern. Pollution resulting from metal mining …

Refining the occurrence characteristics of tailings hazardous materials at source is of great
importance for pollution management and ecological reclamation. However, the release and …

Numerical simulations of layered, sulphide-bearing unsaturated waste rock piles are
presented to illustrate the effect of coupled processes on the generation of acid mine …

This study aimed to estimate the impact of an abandoned copper (Cu) mine on ecosystem
environmental quality, using integrated ecological and biogeochemical analyses. Through a …