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Author (up) Anonymous; Unten, L.; Wildeman, T.R.; Gusek, J.J. isbn  openurl
  Title Passive treatment for contaminants in mine waters Effluent treatment in the mining industry Type Book Chapter
  Year 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords acid mine drainage; alkalinity; biodegradation; chemical reactions; coal mines; constructed wetlands; controls; degradation; heavy metals; ions; kinetics; metal ores; mines; mitigation; oxidation; pH; pollution; polymetallic ores; remediation; solubility; sulfate ion; sulfides; waste disposal; wetlands 22, Environmental geology  
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  Publisher University of Concepcion Place of Publication Concepcion Editor Castro, S.H.; Vergara, F.; Sanchez, M.A.  
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  Series Editor University of Concepcion, D. of M.E.C.C. Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN ISBN 9562271560 Medium  
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  Notes Passive treatment for contaminants in mine waters Effluent treatment in the mining industry; GeoRef; English; 2002-047084; References: 59; illus. incl. 3 tables Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6215 Serial 477  
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Author (up) Banks, S.B.; Banks, D. url  openurl
  Title Abandoned mines drainage; impact assessment and mitigation of discharges from coal mines in the UK Type Book Chapter
  Year 2001 Publication Geoenvironmental engineering Engineering Geology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 31-37  
  Keywords abandoned mines coal mines cost discharge drainage England environmental effects Europe feasibility studies Great Britain mine drainage mines mitigation pollution remediation Scotland United Kingdom Western Europe 22, Environmental geology  
  Abstract The UK has a legacy of pollution caused by discharges from abandoned coal mines, with the potential for further pollution by new discharges as groundwaters continue to rebound to their natural levels. In 1995, the Coal Authority initiated a scoping study of 30 gravity discharges from abandoned coal mines in England and Scotland. Mining information, geological information and water quality data were collated and interpreted in order to allow a preliminary assessment of the source and nature of each of the discharges. An assessment of the potential for remediation was made on the basis of the feasibility and relative costs of alternative remediation measures. Environmental impacts of the discharges and of the proposed remediation schemes were also assessed. The results, together with previous Coal Authority studies of discharges in Wales, were used by the Coal Authority, in collaboration with the former National Rivers Authority and the former Forth and Clyde River Purification Boards, to rank discharge sites in order of priority for remediation.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication 60 Editor Yong, R.N.; Thomas, H.R.  
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  Notes Abandoned mines drainage; impact assessment and mitigation of discharges from coal mines in the UK; GeoRef; English; 2001-052748; British Geotechnical Society, second conference on Geoenvironmental engineering, London, United Kingdom, Sept. 1999 References: 12; illus. incl. 2 tables Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16515 Serial 31  
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Author (up) Dumpleton, S. openurl 
  Title Mitigation of minewater pollution; the need for research, monitoring and prevention Type Journal Article
  Year 1998 Publication Earthwise (Keyworth) Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 12 Issue Pages 12-13  
  Keywords acid mine drainage; coal mines; coal seams; disposal barriers; engineering geology; England; Europe; fractures; Great Britain; ground water; hydrogeology; hydrology; inorganic acids; mines; mining; mining geology; mitigation; pollution; pumping; remediation; runoff; sulfuric acid; surface water; United Kingdom; waste disposal; water table; Western Europe 22, Environmental geology  
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  Notes Mitigation of minewater pollution; the need for research, monitoring and prevention; 1998-075248; illus. incl. sect. United Kingdom (GBR); GeoRef; English Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6120 Serial 399  
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Author (up) Kleinmann, R.; Majumdar, S.K.; Miller, E.W.; Brenner, F.J. openurl 
  Title Type Book Whole
  Year 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 497-509  
  Keywords abandoned mines; acid mine drainage; coal mines; constructed wetlands; drainage; environmental effects; mines; mitigation; pollutants; pollution; remediation; surface water; toxic materials; water quality; water treatment; wetlands 22, Environmental geology  
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  Publisher The Pennsylvania Academy of Science Book Publications Place of Publication 25 Editor  
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  Series Editor Series Title Ecology of wetlands and associated systems Abbreviated Series Title  
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  Notes Constructing wetlands for passive treatment of coal mine drainage; 2002-024212; GeoRef; English; References: 27; illus. incl. 2 tables United States (USA) Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6210 Serial 330  
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Author (up) Mitchell, P.; Wheaton, A. isbn  openurl
  Title From environmental burden to natural resource; new reagents for cost-effective treatment of, and metal recovery from, acid rock drainage Type Book Chapter
  Year 1999 Publication Sudbury '99; Mining and the environment II; Conference proceedings Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords acid mine drainage Bunker Hill Mine cost decontamination Idaho metal ores mines mitigation natural resources pollution reagents recovery Shoshone County Idaho sludge United States zinc ores 22 Environmental geology 27A Economic geology, geology of ore deposits  
  Abstract Acid rock drainage remains the greatest environmental issue faced by the mining sector and as the new millennium approaches, low capital/operating cost treatments remain elusive. Therefore as part of an ongoing process to develop a leading edge, innovative and cost-effective approach, pilot trials were conducted by KEECO in collaboration with the New Bunker Hill Mining Company on a substantial and problematic metal-contaminated acid flow, emanating from underground workings at the Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho. The aims of the work were fourfold. First to assess the capacity of KEECO's unique Silica Micro Encapsulation (SME) reagents and associated dosing systems to cost-effectively decontaminate the acid flow to stringent standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), where alternative and standard technologies had failed. Second, to demonstrate that treatment using a compact system suitable for underground installation. Third, to demonstrate that the treatment sludge had enhanced chemical stability in absolute terms and relative to standard approaches. Fourth, to examine the potential for resource recovery via sequential precipitation. Although the focus to date has been the development of a cost-effective treatment technology, the latter aim was considered essential in light of the growing pressure on all industrial sectors to develop tools for environmentally sustainable economic growth and the growing demands of stakeholders for improved resource usage and recycling. Two phases of work were undertaken: a laboratory-based scoping exercise followed by installation within the mine workings of a compact reagent delivery/shear mixing unit capable of treating the full flow of 31 L s (super -1) . At a dose rate of 2.0 g L (super -1) (equivalent to a final treated water pH range of 7-9), the SME reagent KB-1 reduced metal concentrations to levels approaching the U.S. Drinking Water Standards, which no other treatment piloted at the site had achieved. Based on the USEPA's Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure, the sludge arising from the treatment was classified as non-hazardous. Operating costs compared favourably with those of lime use, while estimated capital costs were considerably lower due to the compact nature of the reagent delivery system and the rapid settling characteristics of the treatment sediment. Resource recovery was attempted using a two-stage selective precipitation approach. The first stage involved pH adjustment to 5.5 (by addition of 1.5 g L (super -1) of KB-1) to produce a sludge enriched in aluminium, iron and manganese, with lesser amounts of arsenic, nickel, lead and zinc. Further KB-1 addition to a total of 2.1 g L (super -1) generated sludge enriched in zinc (33% by dry weight), demonstrating that resource recovery is theoretically feasible. Further work on downstream processing is required, although it is considered that the most likely route for zinc metal recovery will be high temperature/pressure due to the chemically inert nature of the zinc-rich sediment.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor Goldsack, D.E.; Belzile, N.; Yearwood, P.; Hall, G.J.  
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  ISSN ISBN 0886670470 Medium  
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  Notes From environmental burden to natural resource; new reagents for cost-effective treatment of, and metal recovery from, acid rock drainage; GeoRef; English; 2000-048642; Sudbury '99; Mining and the environment II, Sudbury, ON, Canada, Sept. 13-17, 1999 References: 3; illus. incl. 5 tables Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16593 Serial 296  
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