Use of high-density paste bacfill for safe disposal of copper/zinc mine tailings
Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi – Mineral Resources Management 2011;27(3):81-94
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The safe environmental disposal of sulphide-rich copper/zine mine tailings is fast becoming a major economic factor in determining the profitability of mining operations. There have been new approaches and better technologies practised in the recent years which allow the mining industries to reduce and/or eliminate the environmental impacts of harmful mine tailings. One of these approaches is the use of high-density paste backfill (HDPB) which is consisting mainly of a mix of solid particles (with the cement) and water, containing between 70% and 85% by dry weight of solids. The increased use of HDPB has improved the reliability, and has reduced the cost of the preparation and transportation systems. This paper focuses on the potential environmental benefits of using the HDPB when tailings are acid generating, and also provides a case study conducted in an underground copper/zinc mine in northeast Turkey in order to illustrate these benefits.
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Polish
Użycie zagęszczonej podsadzki zestalanej do bezpiecznego składowania odpadów górnictwa miedzi i cynku
odpady przeróbcze, podsadzanie, środowisko, stabilizacja, unieszkodliwianie
Bezpieczne dla środowiska składowanie zasiarczonych odpadów przeróbczych górnictwa miedzi i cynku staje się ważnym czynnikiem ekonomicznym determinującym opłacalność działalności górniczej. W ostatnich latach stosuje się nowe podejście i opracowano nowe technologie, które pozwalają zakładom górniczym redukować i eliminować szkodliwe oddziaływanie górniczych odpadów przeróbczych na środowisko. Jednym z takich rozwiązań jest użycie zagęszczonej podsadzki zestalanej (HDPB), składającej się głównie z mieszaniny cząstek stałych (i cementu) z wodą, zawierającej między 70 a 85% wagowo suchej masy. Rosnące zastosowanie podsadzki zestalanej zwiększyło niezawodność, przy jednoczesnym zmniejszeniu kosztów produkcji i systemów transportu. Artykuł przedstawia potencjalne korzyści dla środowiska płynące z użycia podsadzki zestalanej w przypadku odpadów przeróbczych powodujących zakwaszanie. Zaprezentowano również studium przypadku podziemnej kopalni miedzi i cynku w północnowschodniej Turcji, które ilustruje uzyskane efekty.
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