The tailings management series is integral to MAC's Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative, and forms the basis for the tailings management performance indicators under TSM. This Guide is, as with the others in the series, the result of collaboration by members of a team of Canadian mining industry practitioners and experts on the MAC ...
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The substantial volumes of tailings produced during ore beneficiation present significant challenges for sustainable management due to potential public health hazards, particularly from metal leaching. The risk associated with tailings varies greatly depending on their mineralogical composition and climatic conditions. If tailings are classified as a non-hazardous …
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High-volume, high-risk tailings dams will continue to be built due to the increasing demand for metals and the resulting mine waste. Understanding the risks and establishing and maintaining comprehensive safety systems are …
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The '80s weren't kind to the U.S. steel industry, and Reserve declared bankruptcy in 1986. All those union jobs vanished yet again. Under new non-union parent company Cyprus-Amax, the Babbitt mine plus the Silver Bay processing plant/tailings pond reopened in 1989 as Cyprus Northshore Mining.
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tailings silver mining hazards. Customer Cases. SIPS2016 Recovery of Gold from Tailings of Al-Amar Mine . The leaching efficiency of gold from some Saudi ores by the toxic cyanidation process is as low as 60-80%. Mining tailings of these ores contain considerable amounts of residual gold and toxic cyanide ion. These tailings are stored in ...
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Mine tailings (MTs) are pulverized rock and mineral fractions that are abandoned after the targeted and gangue fractions have been separated [4]. The extensive utilization of primary mineral resources has led to the depletion of high-grade deposits and a shift toward lower-grade deposits. ... can also pose environmental hazards within tailings ...
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Tailings ponds near Silver Bay with Lake Superior three miles to the east. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons) Advocates for clean water warn …
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• Tailings management must ensure zero harm to people and zero tolerance for human fatalities. • Costs and risks must not be transferred to the environment, communities or governments. • …
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To avoid the long-term liability of mine waste facilities and their social and environmental impacts, we must reduce the volume of tailings produced and the overall demand for primary raw materials and new mining. A permanent above-ground tailings facility should be a last resort.
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The generated tailings in the mining sector are mostly disposed through conventional tailings management systems (e.g., storing in tailings dams). ... Besides, the inappropriate disposal of tailings can cause some environmental hazards, such as air and water pollution, dust mobilization, AMD, soil contamination, damage to plants and animals ...
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Gold, silver, and copper mining operations have permanently changed the landscape, with local and regional impact. New landforms, created by the materials relocation activities, such as tailings dumps, tailings ponds, and stripping dumps, pose problems related to their stability (Ozunu et al., 2009). This issue is important because following ...
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Cyanide is among the most toxic chemicals widely employed in the cyanidation process to leach precious minerals, such as gold and silver, by the minerals processing companies worldwide. This present article reviews the determination and detoxification of cyanide found in gold mine tailings.
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The tailings, dispersed along the creek and river, severely limit aquatic life forms and have caused fish kills in the river. Potential health threats include direct contact with and ingestion of contaminated soil, surface water, ground water, or inhaling contaminated air." The Forever Reality of Toxic Copper Mining Tailings Ponds
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Mine tailings management is a long-term process that starts well before any tailings are produced (Figure 2). ... aluminium, iron, manganese and silver. Increased material efficiency and recycling may offset some of this demand, but for many currently important metals the projected demand far exceeds the current
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Mine tailings may contain base transition metals, such as iron, copper, ... silver content of CLC tailings. Silver has long been recognised to enhance the bioleaching of chalcopyrite, and has in the past been added to facilitate this process ... J. Hazard. Mater., 158 (2008), pp. 23-34. View PDF View article View in Scopus Google Scholar.
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Mining hazards can be defined as having major environmental impacts including the production of waste, release of toxic and hazardous waste, air pollution and emissions, water pollution and depletion, and the loss of productive land and ecosystems (adapted from UNDP and UN Environment, 2018).
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The company announced its intentions for a silver-gold tailings project in Sonora, Mexico where it has access to materials accumulated from production at the El Tigre mine between 1903 and 1938.
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Gold mining can be open-pit or deep shaft mixed with other HM such as copper (Cu), silver (Ag) and lead (Pb). ... In mine tailings, the redox potential, physicochemical conditions, metal speciation and co-contaminants limit bacteria-metal interactions and bacterial activity. ... of the heavy metal resistant bacteria CCNWRSS33-2 isolated from ...
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Gold is a highly required material for a wide range of personal and industrial applications. The high demand for gold, together with the shortage of natural resources and high pollution potential of wastes generated during mining and ore processing activities led to search for alternative sources of gold. A possible source is represented by mine wastes resulting from …
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Three types of mountaintop coal mining. Adapted from Government Accountability Office (GAO) (2009) Surface Coal Mining: Characteristics of Mining in Mountainous Areas of Kentucky and West ia ...
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In this comprehensive guide, we delve into the intricacies of mine tailings, including what they are, how they're stored and managed, and the critical role of density management in ensuring the safe containment of these waste …
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For over 20 years, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has led the way in responsible tailings management. Tailings management has been a significant focus of MAC's work, particularly through its Towards Sustainable Mining …
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When dam failure occurs, it usually leads to environmental pollution (Fig. 1 c-d), temporary/permanent mine closure and destruction of residential buildings (Fig. 1 e-f), and death of humans and animals (Wu, 2020, Yin et al., 2011).Literature indicated that 285 tailings dam failures have been recorded since 1910 with 2650 fatalities (Guimarães et al., 2022, Piciullo et …
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In most of the soil samples from the mine tailings, Ra eq values were above the worldwide value of 370 Bq∙kg − 1 recommended under normal circumstances, rendering the area around the mine tailings unsafe. This has been attributed by the high levels of 238 U found in the mine tailings. 4.2.2. Absorbed Dose Rate in Air (D)
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Treated silver mine tailings (SMT) sample was mixed with natural clays in different proportions to prepare the desired formulations. Samples were then pressed, dried and sintered at various temperatures (900, 950, 1,000 and 1,050 °C) for 3 h with a heating rate of 2 °C/min. The mineralogical compositions, physical, mechanical, microstructural ...
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The increase in gold mining activities has led to a substantial rise in tailings generation, which carry distinct physicochemical and microbiological properties. This study aimed to evaluate the hazardous characteristics of mining tailings using the CRETIB (corrosivity, reactivity, explosiveness, toxicity, ignitability, biological-infectious) methodology. The research …
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