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Environment-friendly Processing Technologies of Mine Tailings: Research on the Characteristics of Mine Tailings when Developing of Deep Sea Mineral Resources (선광잔류물의 친환경적 처리 기술: 심해저광물자원개발시 발생하는 선광잔류물 특성 연구)

  • Moon, Inkyeong;Yoo, Chanmin;Kim, Jonguk
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.53 no.6
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    • pp.781-792
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    • 2020
  • Mine tailings, which are inevitably formed by the development of manganese nodules, manganese crusts, and hydrothermal seafloor deposits, have attracted attention because of their quantity and potential toxicity. However, there is a lack of data on the quantity of mine tailings being generated, their physicochemical properties, and their effects as environmental hazards and on marine ecosystems in general. The importance of treating mine tailings in an environmentally friendly manner has been recognized recently and related reduction/treatment methods are being considered. In the case of deep-sea mineral resource development, if mine tailings cannot be treated aboard a ship, the issue becomes one of the cost of transporting them to land and solving the problem of environmental pollution there. Therefore, the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology conducted research on the harmfulness of mine tailings, their effect on marine ecosystem, the diffusion model of contaminated particles, and candidate purification treatment technologies based on five representative controlling factors: 1) effects of pollution /on the environment, 2) effects of environmental/ biological hazards, 3) diffusion of particles, 4) mineral dressings, and 5) reducing/processing mine tailings. The results of this study can provide a basis for minimizing environmental problems by providing scientific evidences of the environmental effects of mine tailings. In addition, it is also expected that these results could be applied to the treatment of pollutants of different origins and at land-based mining waste sites.

과학가뉴스

  • Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies
    • The Science & Technology
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    • v.16 no.4 s.167
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    • pp.8-20
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    • 1983
  • - '83 학술회의춘계 워크샵 개최(전기화학. 심해저 광물자원, 소프트웨어 엔지니어링 분과서 21편 발표 - 635개 핵심 거점기술 확정(과기처 9개분야 100개 전략부문에서) - 발전소 훈련용 시뮬레이터 개발제작(에너지연구소 계측제어연구실) - 모노클로날 항체 생산에 성공(과기원 효소공학연구실)

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Prediction of Fate of Resuspended Sediment in the Development of Deep-sea Mineral Resources (심해저 자원 개발과정에서 재부유 퇴적물 입자의 동태 예측에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Du-Gon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.45-50
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    • 2002
  • This study presents a modeling method to predict fate of resuspended sediment in the development of deep-sea mineral resources. Resuspended deep-sea sediment during the development is considered a major environmental problem. In order to quantitatively analyze the resuspended sediment in the water column, particle size distribution (PSD) is considered an important factor. The model developed here includes PSD and coagulation process, as well as sedimentation process. Using the model, basic simulation was performed under representative environmental setting. The simulation showed the dynamics of change of particle size distribution for 50 m depth of water column up to 10 days of simulation time. Coagulation seemed an important factor in the fate of resuspended deep-sea sediment.

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Evaluation on the Outcome of International Deep Seabed Mining Regime and Its Prospect (심해저 광물자원 개발제도의 운영결과 분석 및 향후전망)

  • Lee, Yong-Hee
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.97-108
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    • 2005
  • The International Seabed Authority (ISA) formally came into existence upon the entry into force of the UNCLOS on 16 November 1994. By adopting the Implementing Agreement in 1994, UNCLOS has the universality as a Magna Carta of International Ocean Regime, and the Deep Seabed Mining Regime could be operated as a unique one for the benefit of mankind. During last 10 years, ISA established the institutional framework successfully and made substantial and tangible progress in formulating the rules, regulations and procedures for the prospecting and exploration for polymetally nodules. Furthermore, RPI's obligations had been carried out completely, and the 7 RPI made contract with ISA to become a contractor who has an at least 15 you exclusive right for exploration in their allocated site. However, due to the uncertainty of commercial mining, the number of representatives from developing countries has been getting looser and looser and ISA has a problem of quorum of the Assembly. Land-based producers took a very strong opposite position to the contractors to make their loss in the minimum level. For the next decade, it might be prospected that ISA will focus on monitoring the contractor's activities, making rules, regulations and procedures for exploration on cobalt rich crust, sulphide and methane hydrate and implementing environment studies.

A study on the basic design of bypass valve using CAE technology (CAE 기반 바이패스 밸브 기본설계에 대한 연구)

  • Oh, Jae-Won;Min, Cheon-Hong;Cho, Su-Gil;Park, Sang-Hyun;Kang, Kwan-Gu;Kim, Seong-Soon;Hong, Sup;Kim, Hyung-Woo
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.40 no.7
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    • pp.663-670
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    • 2016
  • This paper introduces the concept of the computer-aided engineering(CAE) design method for a bypass valve in a system that is used for the safe lifting of mineral resources in deep-seabed mining. Although the bypass valve has a simple mechanism, its design is very difficult because of various influencing factors. This equipment, which has a complex design process, should be developed by CAE-based design method. The method can perform the design, design verification, and virtual experiment at the same time. In this study, the CAE-based method for the design of the bypass valve has been developed using fluid dynamics, multi-body dynamics, and optimization method.

Topographic Analysis Using Wavelet-Based Digital Filters in the KR5 area, NE Equatorial Pacific (웨이브렛 디지털 필터를 이용한 북동태평양 KR5 지역의 지형 분석방법)

  • Jung, Mee-Sook;Lee, Tae-Gook;Kim, Hyun-Sub;Ko, Young-Tak;Park, Cheong-Kee;Kim, Ki-Hyune
    • Journal of the Korean Geophysical Society
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.311-320
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    • 2006
  • Digital filters designed using wavelet theory are applied to bathymetry data acquired from KR5 area of Korea Deepsea Mining Area. The filters used in this study are the linear B-spline wavelet filter and derivative of a Cubic B-spline filter. With proper tuning of the digital filters, we can identify the location and orientation of the abyssal hill and abyssal trough in bathymetry. These features obtained from the digital filters are well correlated with bathymetric image. This quantitative information, which can be used to understand the underlying geophysical processes, can be further processed to obtain the spacing, orientation and distribution of the abyssal hill. This wavelet analysis of bathymetry provides good data to select the mining site.

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Geotechnical Characteristics of the Ulleung Basin Sediments, East Sea (2) - Microstructure, Mineralogy, and Strength Parameters (동해 울릉분지 심해토의 지반공학적 특성(2) - 미세구조특성, 광물특성 및 강도특성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Youngmoon;Lee, Jongsub;Lee, Jooyong;Lee, Changho
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.49-56
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    • 2013
  • The necessity of exploration in deep sea increases to develop the natural resources. The deep marine sediments, which were recovered from the hydrate occurrence regions during the Ulleung Basin Gas Hydrate Expedition 2 (UBGH2), East Sea, Korea in 2010, are explored to obtain the geotechnical characteristics and strength parameters. The index properties of the specimens including the atterberg limits, specific surface, and particle size distribution are measured and compared with the previous studies. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy are conducted to analyze the clay mineralogy, chemical composition, and microstructure of the sediments. Strength parameters and shear wave velocities are measured with the axial strain by using an instrumented triaxial device. The strength parameters estimated by empirical equations are compared with the experimental results.

Development of Geochemical Tracers to Identify a Specific Source Region of Mineral Dust in China and Preliminary Test of Their Applicability (중국 기원 광물성 먼지 입자의 지화학 추적자 개발 및 기초 적용연구)

  • Lee, Sojung;Hyeong, Kiseong;Kim, Wonnyon;Kim, Tae-Hoon
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.169-181
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to develop geochemical tracers to identify a specific source desert of mineral dust in China using the published data. In addition, we tested the applicability of these tracers to wet-deposits and soil samples collected in Jeju, Korea. Because of similarity in trace elemental compositions of mineral dust from the major arid regions in China, such as Taklimakan, West Ordos (Badain Jaran), East Ordos (Mu Us and Hobq), East Northern China (Horqin), West Northern China (Gurbantunggut), and Chinese Loess Plateau, there has been limited to the use of geochemical data for source identification. Here we propose the four (4) plots using combination of seven (7) geochemical variables as a source indicator to distinguish one from other source regions in China: $\frac{Y}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\frac{Th}{{\Sigma}REE_N}$, $\(\frac{La}{Gd}\)_N$ vs. $\frac{Y}{{\Sigma}REE_N}$, $\frac{Th}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\frac{Y}{Nd_N}$, and $\frac{Th}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\(\frac{Ce}{Ce}\)_N^*$, where $_N$ and $\(\frac{Ce}{Ce}\)_N^*$ stand for values normalized to Post-Archean Average Shale composition and Ce anomaly, respectively. Mineral dusts from aforementioned six major deserts are distinguished one from the others by the combined use of these variables. Jeju rock and soil samples form a separate domain from Chinese mineral dusts in all four plots. In contrast, most of Jeju dust samples were comparable with the West Ordos desert (Badain Jaran) domain, indicative of strong influence of Badain Jaran dust in Jeju in spring season when the mineral dust was collected. A weak positive Ce anomaly in Jeju samples implies minimal local contribution. Our study suggests that the combination of $\frac{Y}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\frac{Th}{{\Sigma}REE_N}$, $\(\frac{La}{Gd}\)_N$ vs. $\frac{Y}{{\Sigma}REE_N}$, $\frac{Th}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\frac{Y}{Nd_N}$, and $\frac{Th}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\(\frac{Ce}{Ce}\)_N^*$ can be used to identify a specific source region of mineral dust in China as well as Jeju mineral particles.