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http://dx.doi.org/10.9719/EEG.2012.45.3.265

Studies on Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Tailings and Leachate Water in Yonghwa Mine, Yeongyang Area  

Kang, Han (Beautiful Environment Construction Corporation)
Kim, Young-Hun (Department of environmental Engineering, Andong National University)
Jang, Yun-Deug (Department of Geology, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Jeong-Jin (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.45, no.3, 2012 , pp. 265-276 More about this Journal
Abstract
Current study includes the analysis of mine tailings and leachate water and prediction of species originated from the tailings. The variation of contaminants were measured upon the distance from the tailings to the nearby stream. The ions concentration was highest at the tailings and pit mouth and it becomes lower as it goes far away from the origin. This is the reason that the leachate was diluted with the uncontaminated stream water. The tailings were mainly classified into reddish one and yellow one. The main mineral of reddish tailings were quarts, illite, plumbojarosite and a small amount of sphalerite. The main mineral of yellow tailings were muscovite, quarts, plumbojarosite, and a small amount of chalcopyrite and sphalerite. Pb and Zn were found in the leachate in high concentration and become the major contaminants. These come from the dissolution of plumbojarosite and sphalerite contained in the mine tailings.
Keywords
mine tailings; leachate; mine water; plumbojarosite; sphalerite;
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