Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of gold mining tailings and their potential to generate acid mine drainage (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

For more than 30 years, sulfide gold ores were treated in metallurgic plants located in Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and accumulated in the Cocoruto tailings dam. Both flotation and leaching tailings from a deactivated circuit, as well as roasted and leaching tailings from an ongoing plant, were...

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Main Author: Lemos, Mariana (author)
Other Authors: Valente, Teresa Maria Fernandes (author), Marinho Reis, A. Paula (author), Fonseca, Rita (author), Delbem, Itamar (author), Ventura, Juliana (author), Magalhães, Marcus (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Geochemistry and environmental mineralogy
Tailings
Mobility of toxic elements
Acid mine drainage
Minas Gerais - Brazil
Minas Gerais&#8212
Brazil
Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente
Science & Technology
Proteger a vida terrestre
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/69686
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/69686

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/69686

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