Essays about: "Acid mine drainage"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Acid mine drainage.
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1. Utilizing wood ash to stimulate algal growth in mine waters from northern Sweden
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Geovetenskap och miljöteknikAbstract : Acid rock drainage (ARD), caused by the oxidation of sulphide bearing minerals, continues to be an environmental impact of both closed and operational mines, leading to waters with low pH values and high metal concentrations (Park et al., 2019). READ MORE
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2. In-Situ Gold Resource Estimation Using Satellite Remote Sensing and Machine Learning in Defunct Tailing Storage Facilities (South Africa)
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The mining industry generates billions of tonnes of waste annually, which is often stored in tailings storage facilities (TSF). This waste is generated from the extraction of ore from surface or underground mines, as well as from metallurgical processing and low-grade stockpiles. READ MORE
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3. Metal mobility and transport from an oil-shale mine, Lake Nõmmejärv, Estonia
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : Mining activities have a large impact on the environment, for example by the release of heavy metals from acid mine drainage and erosion of mine waste. North-eastern Estonia has the largest commercially exploited oil-shale deposit in the world. READ MORE
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4. Mineralogical and Geochemical Study of Acid Mine Drainage from 100 Years of Coal Mining in Svalbard (78° N)
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : Waste rock piles from coal mining of tertiary bituminous coal in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, show sulfide oxidation and subsequent acid mine drainage (AMD) production. The aim was to establish deeper understanding of AMD prediction based on Mineralogy and Geochemistry of coal and AMD samples. READ MORE
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5. Distribution and mobilization of heavy metals at an acid mine drainage-affected region, South China
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema MiljöförändringAbstract : Dabaoshan Mine Site (DMS) is the biggest polymetallic mine in South China. The Hengshi River receives acid mine drain (AMD) waste leaching from the tailings pond and run-off from the treatment plant which flows into the Wengjiang River, Beijiang River, before discharging into the Pearl River. READ MORE