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Title World first: Full-scale BioSure plant commissioned Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Water Wheel Abbreviated Journal
Volume 5 Issue 3 Pages 19-21
Keywords Waste Management and Pollution Policy geographical abstracts: human geography environmental planning (70 11 5) wastewater waste facility mine waste gold mine sewage treatment
Abstract ERWAT's Ancor Wastewater Treatment Works on the Far East Rand commissioned a 10 Ml/day full-scale plant to treat toxic mine-water from the Grootvlei gold mine using primary sewage sludge. The R15-million plant is treating sulphate rich acid mine drainage using the Rhodes BioSURE Process. First, the pumped mine-water is treated at a high-density separation (HDS) plant to remove iron and condition pH levels. Then it is pumped two km via a newly-constructed 10 Ml capacity pipeline to the Ancor works. This mine-water is then mixed together with primary sewage sludge in a mixing tank from where a splitter box directs the material to eight biological sulphate reducing reactors or bioreactors. The overflow water which is rich in sulphide is pumped through the main pump station to another mixing box. Here, iron slurry is mixed with the material before it is again divided between four reactor clarifiers for sulphide removal. The overflow water, now containing reduced sulphate levels and virtually no sulphide is pumped to Ancor's biofilters for removal of remaining Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and ammonia following the conventional sewage treatment process for eventual release into the Blesbokspruit.
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Notes Trade-; World first: Full-scale BioSure plant commissioned; 2865725; South-Africa; Geobase Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17495 Serial 494
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Author (up) Adam, K.
Title Solid wastes management in sulphide mines: From waste characterisation to safe closure of disposal sites Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Minerals and Energy Raw Materials Report Abbreviated Journal
Volume 18 Issue 4 Pages 25-35
Keywords Waste Management and Pollution Policy Pollution and waste management non radioactive geographical abstracts: human geography environmental planning (70 11 5) geological abstracts: environmental geology (72 14 2) waste disposal waste management solid waste mining industry acid mine drainage Europe Eurasia
Abstract Environmentally compatible Waste Management schemes employed by the European extractive industry for the development of new projects, and applied in operating sulphide mines, are presented in this study. Standard methodologies used to assess the geotechnical and geochemical properties of the solid wastes stemming from mining and processing of sulphidic metal ores are firstly given. Based on waste properties, the measures applied to ensure the environmentally safe recycling and disposal of sulphidic wastes are summarised. Emphasis is given on the novel techniques developed to effectively prevent and mitigate the acid drainage phenomenon from sulphidic mine wastes and tailings. Remediation measures taken to minimise the impact from waste disposal sites in the post-closure period are described.
Address K. Adam, ECHMES Ltd, Mikras Asias 40-42, Athens 11527, Greece echmes@otenet.gr
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Notes Solid wastes management in sulphide mines: From waste characterisation to safe closure of disposal sites; 2582509; Norway 25; Geobase Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17510 Serial 492
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Author (up) Al-Abed, S.; Allen, D.; Bates, E.; Reisman, D.
Title Lime treatment lagoons technology for treating acid mine drainage from two mining sites Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords acid mine drainage; case studies; Copper Mine; drainage; geochemistry; heavy metals; hydrochemistry; Leviathan Mine; mining; Nevada; pH; pollutants; pollution; precipitation; remediation; runoff; surface water; Tennessee; United States; waste lagoons; water treatment 22 Environmental geology; 02B Hydrochemistry
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Series Editor Series Title Hardrock mining 2002; issues shaping the industry Abbreviated Series Title
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Notes 2007-046170; Hardrock mining 2002; issues shaping the industry, Westminster, CO, United States, May 7-9, 2002 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, United States; GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 5621 Serial 487
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Author (up) Amacher, M.C.; Brown, R.W.; Kotuby-Amacher, J.; Willis, A.
Title Adding sodium hydroxide to study metal removal in a stream affected by acid mine drainage Type Journal Article
Year 1993 Publication Research Paper, US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Abbreviated Journal
Volume 465 Issue 17 Pages
Keywords pH stream mine drainage remediation zinc copper sodium hydroxide USa Montana Beartooth Mountains Fisher Creek 3 Geology
Abstract Fisher Creek, a stream affected by acid mine drainage in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana, was studied to determine the extent to which copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) would be removed from stream water when pH was increased by a pulse of sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Although the pH adjustment study indicated that precipitated Fe(OH) “SUB 3” (am) could rapidly remove Cu and Zn from a stream affected by acid mine drainage, the pH should be maintained in an optimal range (7 to 8.5) to maximize removal by adsorption. -from Authors
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Notes Adding sodium hydroxide to study metal removal in a stream affected by acid mine drainage; (1022908); 94k-02459; Using Smart Source Parsing INT- pp; Geobase Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17566 Serial 484
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Author (up) Anonymous
Title Type Book Whole
Year 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 118 pp
Keywords abandoned mines; acid mine drainage; aquifer vulnerability; aquifers; arsenic; bibliography; bioremediation; chemical properties; chemical waste; chromium; constructed wetlands; decontamination; disposal barriers; ground water; grouting; industrial waste; metals; microorganisms; mines; mobility; phytoremediation; pollutants; pollution; programs; reclamation; remediation; sludge; soil treatment; soils; solvents; sorption; Superfund; surface water; tailings; toxic materials; waste disposal; waste disposal sites; water quality; wetlands 22, Environmental geology
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Series Editor Series Title Remediation of historical mine sites; technical summaries and bibliography Abbreviated Series Title
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Notes Remediation of historical mine sites; technical summaries and bibliography; 1998-031431; GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6164 Serial 11
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