Mismanagement of mine waste rock can mobilize acidity, metal (loid) s, and other
contaminants, and thereby negatively affect downstream environments. Hence, strategic …

Layering of water bodies with different physico-chemical properties is called stratification.
This physical effect is known from lakes or oceans but also occurs in flooded underground …

Mining in the Kizel coal basin (Perm Region, Russia) ceased 20 years ago; however, AMD
with high levels of total iron (Fetotal) and trace elements still affects the rivers. In this study …

Mining includes modern, small-scale, and artisanal surface mining, strip mining, placer
mining, underground mining, solution mining, in situ mining, quarrying, or the extraction of …

Geochemical analysis is a critical tool in geothermal exploration, providing valuable insights
into reservoir characteristics. However, obtaining accurate and reliable geochemical data …

For more than 30 years, sulfide gold ores were treated in metallurgic plants located in Nova
Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and accumulated in the Cocoruto tailings dam. Both flotation and …

To study the fracture propagation mechanism and the permeability evolution of the fault
fracture zone in coastal deep mines, the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) tests and the …

Contamination of water resources by leachates emanating from different types of landfills
and waste heaps is a serious concern. Proper management is possible, only after source …

Polluted drainage from weathering of sulfide-rich waste rock deposits can cause long-term
impairment to waterways and biodiversity near mining sites. Mechanistic models represent …

Management of mill tailings is an important part of mining operations that aims at preventing
environmental dispersion of contaminants of concern. To this end, geochemical models and …