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This study aimed at mineralogically characterizing the tailings dump emanating from the mining and smelting of nickel copper Ni Cu at Selebi Phikwe Botswana Southern Africa Samples of tailings dump around the Selebi Phikwe Ni Cu plant were studied using petrographic microscopy and X ray Powder Diffraction XRPD technique The tailings dump comprised of the following minerals
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Extraction of valuable metals from tailings dumps or residues or low grade stockpiles traditionally regarded as waste has long been researched by metallurgists A number of developments in mineral processing technology have combined to make the retreatment of numerous tailings dumps a profitable proposition
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The angular particles of the tailings supported their uses in the bunkers However their pH and high quartz content 69% SiO2 confirmed their suitability for rootzones However the
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Location of the abandoned copper tailings dumps and the selected sampling sites in Musina Limpopo South Africa To meet the aim of the study three tailings profiles were established drilled to depths of 5 m tailings profile A and B and 3 m tailings profile C respectively
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Geochemical fractionation of metals and metalloids in tailings and appraisal of environmental pollution in the abandoned Musina Copper Mine South Africa The economic benefits of mining industry have often overshadowed the serious challenges posed to the environments through huge volume of tailings generated and disposed in tailings dumps
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Nonetheless copper mining activities in Musina stopped in 1992 whereby poor ventilation and water seepage into the mine have also been speculated in forcing the mine to stop operation [21
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March 28 2024 Countries like Chile still dump toxic mine waste in the sea Can they stop
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Small scale mining in Musina is causing further degradation to the environment but it supports the South African Waste Hierarchy by promoting the reuse and recycling of the tailing and mine dumps for the production of bricks Mine workers are exposed to the above mentioned toxic heavy metals daily Medicine will not help stop the poisoning
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South Africa has numerous voluminous tailings dumps that will certainly require rehabilitation The aim of this work was to develop a methodological approach for prioritization of rehabilitation
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The use of the tool on abandoned tailings dumps in the study area revealed that gold tailings dumps are to be rehabilitated first than magnesite and copper tailings dumps The study indicated that the dump with the highest pollution potential was the FGMT and that physical stabilization was considered the most suitable rehabi
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The models revealed that residual Cu in the Musina mine tailings is currently at 8555 tonnes Accordingly going forward we recommend a formalised geometallurgical study to assess the economic feasibility of extracting Cu with a view to reworking the copper tailings dump It is very important that this tailings dump be mined in future in
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A survey of the copper content in tailings of the Musina mine an abandoned copper mine in the northern Limpopo Province showed that the residual copper currently stands at 8 555 tons [52] As ore grades continue to decline the byproducts of flotation are expected to produce copper tailings that still contain large amounts of unrecovered
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The economic benefits of mining industry have often overshadowed the serious challenges posed to the environments through huge volume of tailings generated and disposed in tailings dumps Some of these challenges include the surface and groundwater contamination dust and inability to utilize the land for developmental purposes The abandoned copper mine tailings in Musina Limpopo province
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minerals Article Mobility and Attenuation Dynamics of Potentially Toxic Chemical Species at an Abandoned Copper Mine Tailings Dump Wilson Mugera Gitari 1 2 ID Rendani Thobakgale 1 2 and Segun Ajayi Akinyemi 2 3 1 Environmental Remediation and Water Pollution Chemistry Group School of Environmental Sciences University of Venda Private Bag X5050 Thohoyandou Limpopo 0950 South Africa
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Converting tailings dumps into mineral resources Extraction of valuable metals from tailings dumps traditionally regarded as waste has long been researched by metallurgists A number of developments in mineral processing technology have combined to make the retreatment of numerous tailings dumps a profitable proposition This is particularly
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In document An assessment of heavy metal pollution near an old copper mine dump in Musina South Africa Page 41 56 Tailings Tailings are the finely ground rock that is left over after the ore has been treated in the concentrator
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Tailing Dump Copper Tailings Left Behind Porosity And Permeability Historic Mining Historic mining of copper around Musina Town left behind a sizeable unrehabilitated tailing dump This article reports on the study conducted to investigate the suitability of using copper tailings as sand replacement in recreational projects
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Results showed high concentration and easily extractable Cu in the Musina Copper Mine tailings which indicates bioavailability and poses environmental risk and potential health risk of human exposure The economic benefits of mining industry have often overshadowed the serious challenges posed to the environments through huge volume of tailings generated and disposed in tailings dumps
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The Musina mine tailings dump is situated between longitude 29°54′ E and latitude 22°16′ S Copper mine tailings were collected from Musina copper mine tailings Paste and leachates physical parameters The copper tailings were dark grey in color weakly altered with an alkaline to high alkaline paste pH values pH =
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Tailings are a by product of mining After ore containing an economically recoverable commodity is mined from the earth that commodity is extracted in a processing plant or mill After the commodity of value is extracted from the ore material the resultant waste stream is termed tailings Typically mill tailings range from sand to silt
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Tailings samples analysed from the Musina mine Table 1 comprise amphibole quartz and clinochlore a variety of chlorite as the most abundant minerals No dolomite talc ilmenite or serpentine was detected but gypsum and smectite occurred as secondary minerals The primary ore is chalcopyrite with quartz and albite gangue [ 40 ]
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and innovation that solves the problem of tailings facility failures 2 MINE TAILINGS AND TAILINGS FACILITIES AN OVERVIEW Mine tailings are the waste material that remains after the economic fraction has been extracted from the mineral ore Tailings consist of a slurry of ground rock and water and chemical reagents that remain after processing
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Resolution Copper 591 subscribers A visualization of what mine tailings waste rock storage will look like in the future when the mine becomes operational Reclamation and remediation
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906 370 1131 202 Ontonagon St Ontonagon Michigan 49953 The Caledonia Mine is a fee dig site that requires an advance reservation When digging at this site collectors are given a large pile of stockpiled copper ore and tools to go through it
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Geochemical fractionation of metals and metalloids in tailings and appraisal of environmental pollution in the abandoned Musina Copper Mine South Africa The economic benefits of mining industry have often overshadowed the serious challenges posed to the environments through huge volume of tailings generated and disposed in tailings dumps
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The copper mine tailings were obtained by hand augering to various depths and preserved in polyethylene plastic bags The New Union gold mine is located between Latitude 23° 1′ 2″ S and Longitude 30° 43′ 44″E Limpopo South Africa Representative gold tailings samples obtained from the New Union gold mine tailings facility in Malamulele
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Tailings are the collection of left over raw material or waste material from many mining operations They are often stored in water filled containment ponds and retained by an earthen tailings dam These ponds may create hazards to personnel the environment and the communities around their operational location due to the volumes of fluid
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Tailings Copper Mountain takes tailings management seriously and prioritizes safety transparency and accountability Our tailings operations achieved a AA rating under TSM protocols and we are confident in our long term reclamation plan to return the site to its natural state
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