Evaluation of static tests used to predict the potential for acid drainage generation at sulphide mine sites

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Title

Evaluation of static tests used to predict the potential for acid drainage generation at sulphide mine sites (EN)

Creator

Gazea, B (EN)

Adam, K (EN)

Kourtis, A (EN)

Kontopoulos, A (EN)

Type

journalArticle (EN)

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Publication in journal (EN)

Article
Scientific article (EN)

Issued

2014-03-01T01:46:25Z

1997 (EN)

Year

1997 (EN)

Description

Static tests are used to predict the acid generation potential of sulphide wastes and tailings. The performance of the acid base accounting, B.C. research initial and net acid production predictive methods was assessed and the results that they gave were compared. Tests were conducted on 30 samples with a wide compositional range, including host rocks, mining wastes and tailings from a lead-zinc sulphide mine in Macedonia, Greece. Mineralogical data on the tested materials and resulting residues were used to illustrate the differences between the methods and to establish their ranges of applicability. The prediction of the acid drainage potential derived from the static tests was validated against kinetic and field data. (EN)

Scientific field

Mining & Mineral Processing (EN)

Engineering and Technology ▶ Environmental Engineering
Mining and Mineral Processing (EN)

Journal

TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY SECTION A-MINING INDUSTRY (EN)

Language

English

Publisher

INST MINING METALLURGY (EN)

Provider

National Technical University of Athens

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