Evaluation of the Long-Term Contaminated Neutral Drainage CND Generation Potential of Waste Rock Piles at the Abandoned Zn-Pb Erdouz Mine (Occidental High Atlas, Morocco)
- Organization:
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
- Pages:
- 12
- File Size:
- 2316 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 25, 2022
Abstract
This study focuses on the environmental characterization and assessment of long-term neutral mine drainage (CND) potential from waste rock piles at the abandoned Erdouz mine in Morocco. The study involved metallographic analysis, static tests, and column tests. Results indicate that the waste rock is not an acid mine drainage generator but produces CND, mainly with sulfates exceeding Moroccan standards. The waste rock is relatively stable and could be reused after pretreatment.
Citation
APA: (2022) Evaluation of the Long-Term Contaminated Neutral Drainage CND Generation Potential of Waste Rock Piles at the Abandoned Zn-Pb Erdouz Mine (Occidental High Atlas, Morocco)
MLA: Evaluation of the Long-Term Contaminated Neutral Drainage CND Generation Potential of Waste Rock Piles at the Abandoned Zn-Pb Erdouz Mine (Occidental High Atlas, Morocco). Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2022.