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Water: An Increasingly Valuable and Challenging Resource for the Mining and Metallurgical Industry to Manage Effectively

verfasst von : V. Ram Ramachandran

Erschienen in: Extraction 2018

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

As an industry with major potential impacts (both good and bad) on water resources and due to the rising costs of process water, the mining and metallurgical processing industry has a key responsibility to contribute to the overall goal of preserving both the quantity and quality of water available within the watersheds they operate in. As we plan for new and existing mining and metallurgical projects, we need to consider a hierarchy of options to minimize our impact within the watersheds we operate; keeping clean water clean by diverting around our operations; reduction in the amount of water we use; reuse of water wherever possible, and improvements to water quality for recycling and/or release to environment. Technology is needed to treat water to improve its quality for reuse or release to the original watershed. While lime precipitation followed by sulfide polishing is effective for removal of most of the metals, it does little or nothing to remove ammonium ions and anions such as chloride, nitrate, molybdate, arsenate and selenite/selenite. Regulations on sulfate limits in treated discharge water has drawn close attention to the treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD). Management of brine and salt disposal is also posing a problem due to strict regulations and cost of disposal. This paper will: (a) address issues associated with managing water with the objective of maintaining water sheds—status quo-during and after operation (b) discuss potential technologies for advanced water treatment plants.

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Metadaten
Titel
Water: An Increasingly Valuable and Challenging Resource for the Mining and Metallurgical Industry to Manage Effectively
verfasst von
V. Ram Ramachandran
Copyright-Jahr
2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_114

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