[article]
Titre : |
Mitigating the generation of acid mine drainage from copper sulfide tailings impoundments in perpetuity : A case study for an integrated management strategy |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
A.H. Hesketh, Auteur ; J. L. Broadhurst, Auteur ; S.T.L. Harrison, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2011 |
Article en page(s) : |
pp. 225–229 |
Note générale : |
Génie Minier |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Acid mine drainage Sulfide ores Froth flotation Tailings disposal Waste processing |
Résumé : |
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most serious and pervasive challenges facing the minerals industry. Current philosophy in sulfide tailings management takes an end-of-pipe approach which is yet to be shown to be sufficient to prevent post-closure impacts from AMD and guarantee “walk-away” status. An improved, integrated approach to tailings management and AMD mitigation is proposed, whereby conventional tailings are separated with the use of flotation into a largely benign tailings stream and a sulfide-rich product. The key features of this conceptual approach are outlined and partly demonstrated for the case of porphyry-type copper sulfide tailings. The significance of this approach is that it provides a basis for the identification of opportunities for the development of new process designs incorporating waste management systems for mitigating AMD in a manner consistent with the principles of cleaner production and sustainable development. |
DEWEY : |
622 |
ISSN : |
0892-6875 |
En ligne : |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0892687509002453 |
in Minerals engineering > Vol. 23 N° 3 (Fevrier 2010) . - pp. 225–229
[article] Mitigating the generation of acid mine drainage from copper sulfide tailings impoundments in perpetuity : A case study for an integrated management strategy [texte imprimé] / A.H. Hesketh, Auteur ; J. L. Broadhurst, Auteur ; S.T.L. Harrison, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 225–229. Génie Minier Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Minerals engineering > Vol. 23 N° 3 (Fevrier 2010) . - pp. 225–229
Mots-clés : |
Acid mine drainage Sulfide ores Froth flotation Tailings disposal Waste processing |
Résumé : |
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most serious and pervasive challenges facing the minerals industry. Current philosophy in sulfide tailings management takes an end-of-pipe approach which is yet to be shown to be sufficient to prevent post-closure impacts from AMD and guarantee “walk-away” status. An improved, integrated approach to tailings management and AMD mitigation is proposed, whereby conventional tailings are separated with the use of flotation into a largely benign tailings stream and a sulfide-rich product. The key features of this conceptual approach are outlined and partly demonstrated for the case of porphyry-type copper sulfide tailings. The significance of this approach is that it provides a basis for the identification of opportunities for the development of new process designs incorporating waste management systems for mitigating AMD in a manner consistent with the principles of cleaner production and sustainable development. |
DEWEY : |
622 |
ISSN : |
0892-6875 |
En ligne : |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0892687509002453 |
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