LDGD is defined as surface fissures, steps as well as structures formed by them in the form of several steps, thresholds, ditches, and flexure. The paper presents a case study of formed LDGD e the origin, and possible methods to assess its occurrence on the basis of the research carried out in the Central Mining Institute (Poland). The authors showed that the presence of LDGD leads not only to the horizontal strain but also contributes to the formation of vertical curvatures of terrain that cause fissures in the near-surface layer of the rock mass in the areas with a thick layer of tertiary claystones and a thin layer of Quaternary strata. The accumulated experience also indicates that there is an influence of other mining factors, such as the interval between operations, face advance, and direction of operation, which may contribute to the occurrence of LDGD. Moreover, the authors pointed to the fact that predicting of LDGD is problematic and complex and is subject to uncertainty. The authors showed that both of LDGD methods prediction, when first of them is based on horizontal strains index and second one is points method, have good verifiability in practice.
LDGD被定义为表面裂缝、台阶以及由它们以若干台阶、阈值、沟渠和弯曲的形式形成的结构。本文以波兰中央矿业研究所(Central Mining Institute, Central Mining Institute)的研究为基础，介绍了形成型LDGD的成因和可能的产状评估方法。研究表明，在第三系粘土层较厚、第四纪地层较薄的地区，LDGD的存在不仅导致了水平应变，而且还导致了地形垂直弯曲的形成，使岩体近地表出现裂缝。积累的经验也表明，其他采矿因素，如作业间隔、工作面推进、作业方向等，都可能导致LDGD的发生。此外，作者指出，LDGD的预测是有问题和复杂的，并且受到不确定性的影响。结果表明，基于水平应变指数和点法的两种LDGD预测方法在实际应用中都具有良好的可验证性。
{"title":"New research on a case of Linear Discontinuous Ground Deformation (LDGD)","authors":"A. Kowalski, Bartosz Apanowicz, Piotr Polanin","doi":"10.46873/2300-3960.1018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1018","url":null,"abstract":"LDGD is defined as surface fissures, steps as well as structures formed by them in the form of several steps, thresholds, ditches, and flexure. The paper presents a case study of formed LDGD e the origin, and possible methods to assess its occurrence on the basis of the research carried out in the Central Mining Institute (Poland). The authors showed that the presence of LDGD leads not only to the horizontal strain but also contributes to the formation of vertical curvatures of terrain that cause fissures in the near-surface layer of the rock mass in the areas with a thick layer of tertiary claystones and a thin layer of Quaternary strata. The accumulated experience also indicates that there is an influence of other mining factors, such as the interval between operations, face advance, and direction of operation, which may contribute to the occurrence of LDGD. Moreover, the authors pointed to the fact that predicting of LDGD is problematic and complex and is subject to uncertainty. The authors showed that both of LDGD methods prediction, when first of them is based on horizontal strains index and second one is points method, have good verifiability in practice.","PeriodicalId":37284,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Mining","volume":"94 1","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78807035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The production of aggregates in rock mining requires an optimal system of crushers, separators and conveyors. Proper machine selection allows aggregates with appropriate technical parameters to be obtained and increases the output of the required fractions with a given unit cost. The usage of rock raw materials for the production of railway ballasts used in a railway track superstructure is connected with the necessity of meeting strictly defined quality requirements. This paper presents an example of the use of an impact crusher in a selected quarry for the purpose of obtaining the correct parameters of railway ballast and a suitable grain curve. The evaluation was carried out based on the results of technological tests which were compared with the technologies used to date, thus ensuring the effectiveness of the solution in the practice of quarries.
{"title":"Improvement of the effectiveness of greywacke crushing process by applying an impact crusher in quarry for the production of railway ballast","authors":"Krzysztof Kurus, Karolina Jąderko-Skubis","doi":"10.46873/2300-3960.1017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1017","url":null,"abstract":"The production of aggregates in rock mining requires an optimal system of crushers, separators and conveyors. Proper machine selection allows aggregates with appropriate technical parameters to be obtained and increases the output of the required fractions with a given unit cost. The usage of rock raw materials for the production of railway ballasts used in a railway track superstructure is connected with the necessity of meeting strictly defined quality requirements. This paper presents an example of the use of an impact crusher in a selected quarry for the purpose of obtaining the correct parameters of railway ballast and a suitable grain curve. The evaluation was carried out based on the results of technological tests which were compared with the technologies used to date, thus ensuring the effectiveness of the solution in the practice of quarries.","PeriodicalId":37284,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Mining","volume":"11 1","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87644742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Moreau, Corey A Laamanen, R. Bose, H. Shang, J. A. Scott
The worldwide move to introduce more automation into underground metal ore mining is currently aimed at improving both operational productivity and safety. A comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) was used as a novel approach to determine the beneficial impacts automation can also have on environmental performance, using data collected on mine site productivity and energy consumption. The LCA looked at four impact categories: global warming potential, acidification, eutrophication, and human toxicity. When comparing automated equipment to their traditional manual counterpart, all four impact categories experienced a reduction with automation and a subsequent improvement in sustainability performance. Global warming potential, for example, decreased by 18.3% over the mine life period, or 3.7 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq.) per tonne of ore extracted. Environmental impact reductions were due primarily to lower diesel fuel consumption in the loading and haulage processes as well as a 27% shorter operational mine life leading to less years of mine and mine camp maintenance.
{"title":"Life cycle assessment to demonstrate how automation improves the sustainability performance of an underground mining operation","authors":"K. Moreau, Corey A Laamanen, R. Bose, H. Shang, J. A. Scott","doi":"10.46873/2300-3960.1016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1016","url":null,"abstract":"The worldwide move to introduce more automation into underground metal ore mining is currently aimed at improving both operational productivity and safety. A comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) was used as a novel approach to determine the beneficial impacts automation can also have on environmental performance, using data collected on mine site productivity and energy consumption. The LCA looked at four impact categories: global warming potential, acidification, eutrophication, and human toxicity. When comparing automated equipment to their traditional manual counterpart, all four impact categories experienced a reduction with automation and a subsequent improvement in sustainability performance. Global warming potential, for example, decreased by 18.3% over the mine life period, or 3.7 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq.) per tonne of ore extracted. Environmental impact reductions were due primarily to lower diesel fuel consumption in the loading and haulage processes as well as a 27% shorter operational mine life leading to less years of mine and mine camp maintenance.","PeriodicalId":37284,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Mining","volume":"46 1","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82095961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Thermodynamic methods, such as exergy analysis allow the assessment of environmental load (environmental impacts), by calculating the entropy generated or exergy destroyed due to the use of renewable and non-renewable resources along the entire production chain. In this research, exergy analysis will be approached as an extension of LCA to ExLCA (Exergy Life Cycle Assessment), as complementary tools, for sustainability assessment of two gold mining systems in Colombia: open-pit and alluvial mining. It is quantified exergy life cycle efficiencies; Cumulative Energy/ Exergy Demand, by distinguishing between renewable and non-renewable resources used in the process. The energy contained in renewable and non-renewable resources, interpreted as a measure of its utility potential, and which inefficient use generates waste streams with an exergy content that may be a measure of its potential to cause environmental damage. For open-pit mining 53% of exergy consumed comes from fossil energy, and 26% of energetic use of water, while in alluvial mining, 94% of exergy flow comes from water as a resource used within process activities. In order to reduce the environmental impact associated with gold generation life cycle described in this study, four strategies should be implemented; 1) Increasing efficiency, by reducing the exergy required in tails and extraction stages in open-pit mining process and, casting and molding stage in alluvial mining process, where large exergy supplies are required. 2) Increasing efficiency through the reduction of exergy emissions and residues in casting and molding stage in alluvial mining, and stripping stage in open-pit mining. 3) Using external exergy resources, such as renewable resources from nature (solar, wind, hydraulic). 4) Applying the concept of circular economy, which implies the reduction in consumption of resources.
{"title":"Exergy life cycle assessment indicators in colombian gold mining sector","authors":"N. Cano, Christian Hasenstab, H. I. Velásquez","doi":"10.46873/2300-3960.1013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1013","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Thermodynamic methods, such as exergy analysis allow the assessment of environmental load (environmental impacts), by calculating the entropy generated or exergy destroyed due to the use of renewable and non-renewable resources along the entire production chain. In this research, exergy analysis will be approached as an extension of LCA to ExLCA (Exergy Life Cycle Assessment), as complementary tools, for sustainability assessment of two gold mining systems in Colombia: open-pit and alluvial mining. It is quantified exergy life cycle efficiencies; Cumulative Energy/ Exergy Demand, by distinguishing between renewable and non-renewable resources used in the process. The energy contained in renewable and non-renewable resources, interpreted as a measure of its utility potential, and which inefficient use generates waste streams with an exergy content that may be a measure of its potential to cause environmental damage. For open-pit mining 53% of exergy consumed comes from fossil energy, and 26% of energetic use of water, while in alluvial mining, 94% of exergy flow comes from water as a resource used within process activities. In order to reduce the environmental impact associated with gold generation life cycle described in this study, four strategies should be implemented; 1) Increasing efficiency, by reducing the exergy required in tails and extraction stages in open-pit mining process and, casting and molding stage in alluvial mining process, where large exergy supplies are required. 2) Increasing efficiency through the reduction of exergy emissions and residues in casting and molding stage in alluvial mining, and stripping stage in open-pit mining. 3) Using external exergy resources, such as renewable resources from nature (solar, wind, hydraulic). 4) Applying the concept of circular economy, which implies the reduction in consumption of resources.","PeriodicalId":37284,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Mining","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84640119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Coal is a strategic and essential resource that ensures quality of life, energy security and sustainable development. Being the cheapest source of energy, it is the second after oil that is used to generate 40% of the world's electricity. However, traditional and conventional coal fuel extraction can threaten human health bycontaminating air and water, harming land, and contributing to global warming. The environmental impacts associated with conventional methods of coal mining and consumption can affect all components of the environment, and these impacts may be beneficial or harmful, permanent or temporary, repairable or irreparable, and reversible or irreversible in nature. These effects require considering of changing the production and consumption of coalwithin a technological framework. Coal mining operationscan cause both quantitative and qualitative impacts on water systems in and around mining areas. This paper reviews the impacts of coal mining on water resource development. Land subsidence, disruption of hydrological channels, flooding, and contamination of water resources and depletion of water table are the major measurable impacts of mining activity on the hydrological environment.
{"title":"True cost of coal: coal mining industry and its associated environmental impacts on water resource development","authors":"Noshin Masood, K. Hudson-Edwards, A. Farooqi","doi":"10.46873/2300-3960.1012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1012","url":null,"abstract":"Coal is a strategic and essential resource that ensures quality of life, energy security and sustainable development. Being the cheapest source of energy, it is the second after oil that is used to generate 40% of the world's electricity. However, traditional and conventional coal fuel extraction can threaten human health bycontaminating air and water, harming land, and contributing to global warming. The environmental impacts associated with conventional methods of coal mining and consumption can affect all components of the environment, and these impacts may be beneficial or harmful, permanent or temporary, repairable or irreparable, and reversible or irreversible in nature. These effects require considering of changing the production and consumption of coalwithin a technological framework. Coal mining operationscan cause both quantitative and qualitative impacts on water systems in and around mining areas. This paper reviews the impacts of coal mining on water resource development. Land subsidence, disruption of hydrological channels, flooding, and contamination of water resources and depletion of water table are the major measurable impacts of mining activity on the hydrological environment.","PeriodicalId":37284,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Mining","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90957477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. I. Velásquez, C. Loaiza, Christian Hasenstab, N. Cano
The Colombian mining sector is characterized by the production of coal, nickel, emeralds, gold, and construction materials. It is considered by the National Development Plan of Colombia 2018e2022 as an economic agent that boosts development in the region and one that requires the strengthening of its policies and environmental liability. Therefore, this paper aims to show the importance of implementing methodologies based on the logic of nature (exergy) that objectively indicate the environmental impact of an extractive gold activity, such as open-pit gold mining. The extractive activity or process to be studied consists of the following stages: topsoil removal by using machinery and explosives to create craters and to access the mineral present in the subsoil; the physical transformation of the extracted material through crushing, grinding, gravimetric separation, flotation, leaching, adsorption, elution, and electrodeposition, along with smelting and casting to obtain gold and silver ingots. Thus, this paper analyzes the exergy performance of each unit process of the open-pit extractive process. The obtained results are used in a sensitivity analysis, which determines the system efficiency, by assuming the increase of gold in the extracted material in the exploitation stage, by using the same supplies and input of the current process. In other cases, the open-pit mining process is analyzed by changing its technologies in the mining process and assuming that this change reduces the inlet ore to 60%, by discarding 40% of material without gold and by reducing supply consumption by 25%. By improving the system efficiency, the exergy destroyed is reduced and the emissions to the environment diminish. Therefore, this method may be implemented as a basic guideline when it comes to decision-making processes in the planning of the extractive processes by integrating the environmental component with gold production.
{"title":"Evaluation of the extractive gold process: open-pit mining through exergy analysis","authors":"H. I. Velásquez, C. Loaiza, Christian Hasenstab, N. Cano","doi":"10.46873/2300-3960.1014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1014","url":null,"abstract":"The Colombian mining sector is characterized by the production of coal, nickel, emeralds, gold, and construction materials. It is considered by the National Development Plan of Colombia 2018e2022 as an economic agent that boosts development in the region and one that requires the strengthening of its policies and environmental liability. Therefore, this paper aims to show the importance of implementing methodologies based on the logic of nature (exergy) that objectively indicate the environmental impact of an extractive gold activity, such as open-pit gold mining. The extractive activity or process to be studied consists of the following stages: topsoil removal by using machinery and explosives to create craters and to access the mineral present in the subsoil; the physical transformation of the extracted material through crushing, grinding, gravimetric separation, flotation, leaching, adsorption, elution, and electrodeposition, along with smelting and casting to obtain gold and silver ingots. Thus, this paper analyzes the exergy performance of each unit process of the open-pit extractive process. The obtained results are used in a sensitivity analysis, which determines the system efficiency, by assuming the increase of gold in the extracted material in the exploitation stage, by using the same supplies and input of the current process. In other cases, the open-pit mining process is analyzed by changing its technologies in the mining process and assuming that this change reduces the inlet ore to 60%, by discarding 40% of material without gold and by reducing supply consumption by 25%. By improving the system efficiency, the exergy destroyed is reduced and the emissions to the environment diminish. Therefore, this method may be implemented as a basic guideline when it comes to decision-making processes in the planning of the extractive processes by integrating the environmental component with gold production.","PeriodicalId":37284,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Mining","volume":"97 7 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80940675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The article presents the results of research in to the development of an alternative method of determining the effective coefficient of methane diffusion in coal, based on a mathematical model following Fick's second law. The research was conducted based on the recorded courses of methane sorption kinetics in coal samples obtained in laboratory conditions with the precise gravimetric sorption system IGA-001. The value of the coefficient was treated as an element tuning the model in such a way that the average relative error of the ex post was as small as possible. Model verification indicated the correctness of its assumptions. The development of a more accurate methodology to determine the effective coefficient of methane diffusion in coal will enable the verification of the models applied in order to describe the physical and chemical mechanisms of the methane desorption natural phenomenon. It will also pave the way for further research aimed at the determination of: the gas bearing capacity of coal seams, the degree of degassing of seamswhich results from the mining operations being conducted; or to what extent it is possible to degas the deposits.
{"title":"Alternative methodology to determine effective coefficient of methane diffusion in coal","authors":"Henryk Koptoń","doi":"10.46873/2300-3960.1008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1008","url":null,"abstract":"The article presents the results of research in to the development of an alternative method of determining the effective coefficient of methane diffusion in coal, based on a mathematical model following Fick's second law. The research was conducted based on the recorded courses of methane sorption kinetics in coal samples obtained in laboratory conditions with the precise gravimetric sorption system IGA-001. The value of the coefficient was treated as an element tuning the model in such a way that the average relative error of the ex post was as small as possible. Model verification indicated the correctness of its assumptions. The development of a more accurate methodology to determine the effective coefficient of methane diffusion in coal will enable the verification of the models applied in order to describe the physical and chemical mechanisms of the methane desorption natural phenomenon. It will also pave the way for further research aimed at the determination of: the gas bearing capacity of coal seams, the degree of degassing of seamswhich results from the mining operations being conducted; or to what extent it is possible to degas the deposits.","PeriodicalId":37284,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Mining","volume":"28 10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79283716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Arango-Aramburo, Ricardo A. Smith, Patricia Jaramillo, Y. Olaya, Adrian Saldarriaga, O. J. Restrepo, Yuly Arboleda, Carla Rua, Sebastián Bernal, Pablo E. Londono, E. Larsen
We describe and discuss the development of scenarios for the Colombian mining industry. The scenarios were developed with a large group of stakeholders from across the Colombian government, society, and commerce, all with interest in and/or affected by the future of the mining sector. The process resulted in the creation of three different scenarios for the Colombian mining sector to 2030. The article describes the participatory process used for involving the stakeholders, including the workshops and the mapping technique that was used. It also outlines the three scenarios and possible policies that should be considered by the Colombian government in order to prepare the sector for the future.
{"title":"In search of a future for mining: participative scenarios for Colombia","authors":"S. Arango-Aramburo, Ricardo A. Smith, Patricia Jaramillo, Y. Olaya, Adrian Saldarriaga, O. J. Restrepo, Yuly Arboleda, Carla Rua, Sebastián Bernal, Pablo E. Londono, E. Larsen","doi":"10.46873/2300-3960.1007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1007","url":null,"abstract":"We describe and discuss the development of scenarios for the Colombian mining industry. The scenarios were developed with a large group of stakeholders from across the Colombian government, society, and commerce, all with interest in and/or affected by the future of the mining sector. The process resulted in the creation of three different scenarios for the Colombian mining sector to 2030. The article describes the participatory process used for involving the stakeholders, including the workshops and the mapping technique that was used. It also outlines the three scenarios and possible policies that should be considered by the Colombian government in order to prepare the sector for the future.","PeriodicalId":37284,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Mining","volume":"10 1","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81846587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michel Shengo Lutandula, W. Kitobo, M. Kime, M. Mambwe, T. K. Nyembo
For a long time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the mining of ores for the production of copper cathodes and salts of cobalt was mostly conducted in the near-surface oxidized mineralization of the Congo Copperbelt. An important part of this mineralization is found in geological settings where copper and cobalt mainly exist as mixtures of oxides and sulfides. With the depletion of surface-rich minerals, mining is taking place at depths where sulfide minerals are prevalent. Using current technologies, the hydrometallurgical processing of ores with high levels of sulfide minerals results in poor metal recovery due to their retention in process wastes. These mineral wastes have the propensity to lead to Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) when exposed to rainfall and atmospheric air. Therefore, major changes in the technologies implemented will be needed in order to guarantee higher process efficiencies while endeavoring to uphold environment safeguarding reinforcement. This work aimed to demonstrate the urgency of updating the hydrometallurgical technologies implemented for the processing of coppercobalt ores with an emphasis put on minimizing the environmental footprint of process wastes. Four copper-cobalt deposits and downstream hydrometallurgical processes were surveyed to get a better understanding of how changes in mineralization occurring in the deposits will influence the processing Q3 technologies and practices during the management of process wastes.
{"title":"Mineralogical variations with the mining depth in the Congo Copperbelt: technical and environmental challenges in the hydrometallurgical processing of copper and cobalt ores","authors":"Michel Shengo Lutandula, W. Kitobo, M. Kime, M. Mambwe, T. K. Nyembo","doi":"10.46873/2300-3960.1009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1009","url":null,"abstract":"For a long time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the mining of ores for the production of copper cathodes and salts of cobalt was mostly conducted in the near-surface oxidized mineralization of the Congo Copperbelt. An important part of this mineralization is found in geological settings where copper and cobalt mainly exist as mixtures of oxides and sulfides. With the depletion of surface-rich minerals, mining is taking place at depths where sulfide minerals are prevalent. Using current technologies, the hydrometallurgical processing of ores with high levels of sulfide minerals results in poor metal recovery due to their retention in process wastes. These mineral wastes have the propensity to lead to Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) when exposed to rainfall and atmospheric air. Therefore, major changes in the technologies implemented will be needed in order to guarantee higher process efficiencies while endeavoring to uphold environment safeguarding reinforcement. This work aimed to demonstrate the urgency of updating the hydrometallurgical technologies implemented for the processing of coppercobalt ores with an emphasis put on minimizing the environmental footprint of process wastes. Four copper-cobalt deposits and downstream hydrometallurgical processes were surveyed to get a better understanding of how changes in mineralization occurring in the deposits will influence the processing Q3 technologies and practices during the management of process wastes.","PeriodicalId":37284,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Mining","volume":"2010 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86282222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shannon H. McLean, J. Chenier, Sari Muinonen, Corey A Laamanen, J. A. Scott
The consumption of energy contributes significantly to the overall cost of operations and the environmental impact of the mining and mineral processing industry. However, despite a few notable exceptions, most of the resulting waste heat produced is dissipated, without recovery, into the environment. There is also a lot of stored heat in mine water which can be tapped into long after a mine has closed. There is, therefore, significant opportunity to improve the industry's sustainability through increasing the amount of waste heat recovered and repurposed.
{"title":"Recovery and repurposing of thermal resources in the mining and mineral processing industry","authors":"Shannon H. McLean, J. Chenier, Sari Muinonen, Corey A Laamanen, J. A. Scott","doi":"10.46873/2300-3960.1010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1010","url":null,"abstract":"The consumption of energy contributes significantly to the overall cost of operations and the environmental impact of the mining and mineral processing industry. However, despite a few notable exceptions, most of the resulting waste heat produced is dissipated, without recovery, into the environment. There is also a lot of stored heat in mine water which can be tapped into long after a mine has closed. There is, therefore, significant opportunity to improve the industry's sustainability through increasing the amount of waste heat recovered and repurposed.","PeriodicalId":37284,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Mining","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91023556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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