Mapping acidic mine waste with seasonal airborne hyperspectral imagery at varying spatial scales
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DOI: 10.1007/s12665-017-6763-x
Abstract: Airborne imaging spectrometer (also known as hyperspectral) remote sensing has been widely used to characterize mineralogy on mine waste surfaces, which is useful for predicting potential sources of acidity and metal leaching. The most successful… read more here.
Keywords: varying spatial; mine waste; imagery varying; mine ... See more keywords
Mechanical and radiation shielding properties of mortars with additive fine aggregate mine waste
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2016.11.022
Abstract: Abstract Incorporation of barite-fluorspar mine waste (BFMW) as a fine aggregate additive has been investigated for its effect on the mechanical and shielding properties of cement mortar. Several mortar mixtures were prepared with different proportions… read more here.
Keywords: mine waste; fine aggregate; radiation shielding; aggregate ... See more keywords
Experimental study on the effects of co-firing coal mine waste residues with coal in PF swirl burners
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.05.091
Abstract: Abstract Co-firing coal mine discards with coal in pulverized fuel burners of the current power plants would be a promising way both to reduce the environmental impact of coal production and to energy valorize such… read more here.
Keywords: firing coal; waste residues; mine waste; coal ... See more keywords
Thallium shifts the bacterial and fungal community structures in thallium mine waste rocks.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115834
Abstract: Thallium (Tl) is a highly toxic metalloid and is considered a priority pollutant by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Currently, few studies have investigated the distribution patterns of bacterial and fungal microbiomes in Tl-impacted… read more here.
Keywords: waste rocks; shifts bacterial; mine waste; thallium shifts ... See more keywords
The environmental and geomorphological impacts of historical gold mining in the Ohinemuri and Waihou river catchments, Coromandel, New Zealand
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.06.011
Abstract: Abstract Between 1875 and 1955 approximately 250,000 Mg yr − 1 of mercury-, arsenic-, and cyanide-contaminated mine tailings were discharged directly into the Ohinemuri River and its tributaries, in the Coromandel Region, North Island, New Zealand. A devastating… read more here.
Keywords: ohinemuri waihou; new zealand; river; waste ... See more keywords
Fluoride adsorption and photoreduction of Cr(VI) using heterogeneous Al3+ modified mine-waste, an in-situ approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.103759
Abstract: Abstract Herein, an in-situ ion-exchange mechanism of fluoride (F‒) uptake of the ore type present in Beldih (23°3'5"N 86°17'46"E, India) exhausted phosphate mines and fabrication of triclinic, pH-stable a cost-effective Al3+ modified nanocomposites using the… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; mine waste; photoreduction; adsorption photoreduction ... See more keywords
Valorisation of mine waste - Part II: Resource evaluation for consolidated and mineralised mine waste using the Central African Copperbelt as an example.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113553
Abstract: Mine waste can create long-term and occasionally catastrophic environmental degradation. Due diligence of mine waste in the form of monitoring and maintenance requires a constant supply of societal resources. Furthermore, mine waste is unlikely to… read more here.
Keywords: mine waste; african copperbelt; waste; central african ... See more keywords
Environmental and human health risk assessment of sulfidic mine waste: Bioaccessibility, leaching and mineralogy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127313
Abstract: Sulfidic mine waste can pose environmental and human health risks, especially when it contains high levels of mobile metal(loid)s. To assess the environmental and health risks of mine waste originating from three historic and active… read more here.
Keywords: mineralogy; sulfidic mine; human health; mine waste ... See more keywords
Ecological restoration of coal mine waste dumps: A case study in Ximing Mine, China
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DOI: 10.1080/17480930.2023.2199379
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study focuses on addressing the issues of spontaneous combustion and slope instability at the coal mine waste (CMW) dump located on the north side of the Yumen River in Ximing Mine, China. We… read more here.
Keywords: restoration; mine waste; mine china; ximing mine ... See more keywords
Improved precision in As speciation analysis with HERFD-XANES at the As K-edge: the case of As speciation in mine waste
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DOI: 10.1107/s1600577522007068
Abstract: The improvement in As speciation resulting from As K-edge HERFD-XANES is evaluated in mine waste samples and synthetically generated mixtures of reference compounds. read more here.
Keywords: improved precision; mine waste; herfd xanes; speciation ... See more keywords
Characterization of unsaturated mine waste: a case history
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DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2017-0129
Abstract: It is becoming increasingly common in the mining industry for either crushed ore or filtered mine waste to be stacked to a significant height (>100 m) in a moist state with little compaction, resulting in… read more here.
Keywords: mine waste; characterization; case history;