Essays about: "Sediment mining"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words Sediment mining.

  1. 1. Unlocking lost potentials : Reviving water in Falun as a living and interweaved spine

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Filip Wadsten; [2023]
    Keywords : urban planning; urban design; Falun; polluted water; sediment challenges; stormwater management; flooding management; green structure; movement network; new nodes;

    Abstract : The city of Falun has a rich history of mining with the open mine, Stora Stöten, centrally located in the city and nowadays a well-known world heritage tourist attraction. The mine is the main reason that Falun even exists. READ MORE

  3. 2. Historical mining of Fe-Ca ore in Garpenberg, Sweden. : A study based on lake sediment geochemistry from Finnhytte-dammsjön.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Morgan Eliasson; [2023]
    Keywords : Paleolimnology; Lake sediment; XRF; Garpenberg; Mining history;

    Abstract : It is well established that mining and metallurgy on a larger scale in Sweden originated in Bergslagen. The historical mining district Garpenberg in Bergslagen presently show the oldest signs of mining in Sweden (2300 BP) based on a study of a lake sediment profile from Gruvsjön. READ MORE

  4. 3. Variations in depositional environments of the Paleogene Firkanten Formation across Adventdalen, from Operafjellet to Breinosa

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna Stella Guðmundsdóttir; [2021-03-18]
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    Abstract : The lowermost Paleogene clastic infill of the Central Spitsbergen Tertiary Basin, the coal bearing Firkanten Formation, has been the subject of study for researchers in the past but little focus has been on the northeast edge of the basin until now. Due to the economic potential of the coal seams in the formation, the Norwegian mining company, Store Norske Spitsbergen Grubekompani (SNSG), has for several years conducted core drilling in key locations in basin, and for decades, they have given an access to their core material to researchers. READ MORE

  5. 4. Metal mobility and transport from an oil-shale mine, Lake Nõmmejärv, Estonia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Åsa Ekelund; [2020]
    Keywords : Mine waste; Heavy metals; Oil shale; Lake sediments; Lake Nõmmejärv; Human impact; Kurtna kame field; Estonia.;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 5. Distribution and mobilization of heavy metals at an acid mine drainage-affected region, South China

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Chen Luo; [2020]
    Keywords : acid mine drainage; arsenic; cadmium; geochemical modeling; heavy metals; lead; principal component analysis;

    Abstract : 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