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Mining, the environment and the treatment of mine effluents

The environmental impact of mining on the ecosystem, including land, water and air, has become an unavoidable reality. Guidelines and regulations have been promulgated to protect the environment throughout mining activities from start-up to site decommissioning, in particular, the occurrence of acid mine drainage (AMD), due to oxidation of sulfide mineral wastes, has become the major area of ...

Oct. 29, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

VSEP filters mine tailing pond effluent with no pre-treatment required

New Logic International installed its Vibratory Shear Enhanced Processing (VSEP) system in March, 1998 at a major California rare earth mining and manufacturing facility. The VSEP is used for treatment of mine tailing pond effluent at this facility with no pretreatment required. The VSEP system uses nanofiltration followed by ultrafiltration membrane modules and is able to treat the mine tailing ...

May 31, 2007

By New Logic Research, Inc.

The recovery of copper from a copper mine effluent in a hybrid flotation/microfiltration cell

A new hybrid process for cleaning wastewater, combining flotation and membrane microfiltration, was investigated. The hybrid process combined the advantages of both flotation and membrane separation: the flotation cell removed a large proportion of suspended solid particles, while the membrane module produced clean water permeate effluent. The hybrid cell performance has been studied in depth and ...

Jul. 27, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

Process Optimization for O&M Cost Savings – A Case Study for Gold Mining Effluent Treatment

Stantec Consulting Ltd. (Stantec) was retained in March 2006 by Williams Operating Corporation (WOC) to perform an optimization study of mining wastewater treatment at the WOC facility in Marathon, Ontario. The primary objectives of this optimization study were i) to identify potential opportunities to optimize the treatment system in order to reduce chemical costs; ii) to identify mechanisms of ...

Oct. 13, 2007

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Mining clarifier overflow

Project Profile: Clarifier Overflow Water Polishing: PFD Data: End User: US Energy Location: Crested Butte, CO Commissioned: Spring, 2010 Units: (1) model STiR-50V (50 ft2/filter) Flow Rate: 300 gpm (0.5 Million gallons of water per day) ...

Jul. 5, 2010

By Filtra Systems

Copper & molybdenum mining

Project Profile:Componia Minera, de Collohuasi Data: End User: Compania Minera Dona Ines de Location: Collahuasi Commissioned: Iquique, Chile Units: September, 2005 (1) FDB-50P Flow Rate: Hydromation Deep Bed Filter Processs: 620 gpm (21,000 ...

Jul. 5, 2010

By Filtra Systems

Root length of aquatic plant, Lemna minor L., as an optimal toxicity endpoint for bio‐monitoring of mining effluents

Lemna minor, a free‐floating macrophyte, is used for bio‐monitoring of mine effluent quality under the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations (MMER) of the Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) program in Canada, and is known to be sensitive to trace metals commonly discharged in mine effluents such as nickel. Environment Canada's standard toxicity testing protocol recommends frond count (FC) and ...

Jul. 7, 2014

By John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Relationships between sources of acid mine drainage and the hydrochemistry of acid effluents during rainy season in the Iberian Pyrite Belt

In the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), southwest Spain, a prolonged and intense mining activity of more than 4,500 years has resulted in almost a hundred mines scattered through the region. After years of inactivity, these mines are still causing high levels of hydrochemical degradation in the fluvial network. This situation represents a unique scenario in the world, taking into consideration its ...

Sep. 28, 2015

By IWA Publishing

Biodepuration of domestic sewage, textile effluents and acid mine drainage using starch-based xerogel from recycled potato peels

Water is a finite resource. Its safety and cleanliness are highly important to meet current and future human needs. Compared to other resources, water represents a main factor to achieve development in several areas and leads to economic progress of a nation. However, in recent years, the excessive demographic and industrial growth has exacerbated water contamination. In this study, the ...

Jan. 4, 2018

By IWA Publishing

Assessment of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis potentialities to recover metals, sulfuric acid, and recycled water from acid gold mining effluent

This work assessed the potential of nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) to treat acid streams contaminated with metals, such as effluent from the pressure oxidation process (POX) used in refractory gold ore processing. NF and RO were evaluated in terms of rejections of sulfuric acid and metals. Regarding NF, high sulfuric acid permeation (∼100%), was observed, while metals were ...

Apr. 27, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Wastewater Treatment for the Mining Industry

Sustainable wastewater technologies minimize mining’s environmental footprint Mining for some minerals, including coal, has been diminishing due to increased financial, social, and environmental pressures, both in the United States and abroad. At the same time, mining for lithium and other metals — used in energy storage for electric cars, and wind and solar generation — is ...

Oct. 4, 2017

By Fluence Corporation

Water Use in the Mining Industry

Freshwater resources are protected as industry begins to put emphasis on sustainability The mining industry has a great impact on water resources, both depleting water supplies with high usage and polluting them with discharges or seepage from tailings or waste rock impoundments. ...

Aug. 1, 2018

By Fluence Corporation

Mixers and Flowmakers: Mixing mine water precipitate from a Tin Mine in the UK

Landia (UK) Ltd. was awarded a contract to provide the pre-reaction chambers and sludge holding tanks at Wheal Jane Mine Water Treatment Plant, Cornwall with a total number of 7 submersible mixers. Working conditions are very harsh on this plant where the mixers will be homogenizing sludges in the process of purifying a heavily contaminated industrial effluent. The mixers were supplied in ...

Jul. 1, 2008

By Landia a/s

THIOPAQ® technology for the mining and metallurgical industries

Abstract THIOPAQ® technology, developed and marketed by PAQUES Bio Systems B.V. in Balk, Netherlands, was first applied commercially in 1992 for the treatment of contaminated groundwater at the Budelco zinc refinery in the Netherlands. In its most basic form, a THIOPAQ® system essentially consists of two biological process stages in series: (i) sulfate reduction to sulfide (anaerobic stage), ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By Paques B.V.

Dissolved radionuclide in the industrial effluent of uranium facilities, Jaduguda, India

Dissolved radionuclides in the effluent of uranium mining industry were studied. Activity concentrations of uranium and radium were estimated in effluent water from different uranium mines and mill tailings ponds. The concentrations of U and 226Ra in untreated effluent water were found to be elevated. The concentrations of dissolved radionuclides in the adjacent aquatic ...

May 23, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Wastewater Treatment

Bureau of Reclamation"s Drainage Tunnel Dewatering LMDT Treatment Plant Liquid/Solid Separation System for Mine Drainage Tunnel The Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 was amended in September of 2009 to enact a provision that ...

May 28, 2010

By Integrated Engineers Inc.

Wastewater treatment for mining camps/oil and gas camps

Mining and oil and gas camps operating in remote and environmentally sensitive areas become home to large work forces for extended periods of time. Supplying water for domestic use and treating large volumes of sewage and greywater can be a complex and expensive challenge. Improper wastewater treatment can lead to pollution of the surrounding ecosystems. Many jurisdictions have tightened ...

Aug. 8, 2011

By Newterra

Reducing coal plants effluent discharge and waste pit volumes

The OSEI Corporation manufactures Oil Spill Eater II a first response bioremediation product that utilizes natures own process to convert hydrocarbon contaminants to CO2 by speeding up natures process to remediate hydrocarbons in a matter of days or weeks compared to waiting decades, reducing the time toxic hydrocarbons can adversely effect the environment. OSE II can quickly ...

Jul. 1, 2013

By OSEI - Oil Spill Eater International, Corp

CRYSTALACTOR® technology and its applications in the mining and metallurgical industry

Abstract The Crystalactor® is a Dutch pellet reactor which was originally developed, patented and commercialized for water softening purposes. It was soon recognized, however, that the reactor could also be used for the crystallization of a variety of (heavy metal) carbonates, phosphates, halides, sulfates and sulfides in the process industry. With many units currently in operation in both the ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By Paques B.V.

Membrane Bioreactor for Water Mining in New York City

The Facility The Helena, which opened in late 2005, is an apartment building that offers more than amenities, views, and nice finishes. Behind the $100 million tower’s gleaming glass and metal skin is a serious high-performance building. Its owner and designers say the Helena will annually use 65 percent of the energy and one-third of the potable water of comparable ...

Oct. 6, 2011

By Dynatec Systems Inc.

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