 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mobilization of heavy metals from historical smelting slag dumps, north Queensland, Australia B. G. LOTTERMOSER*...6811, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia ABSTR ACT Slag dumps occur at several historical smelting sites in...Australia. The microcrystalline slags contain primary slag phases, relict flux, ore and furnace materials and...secondary weathering related minerals. Common primary slag phases are glass, Zn-rich fayalite (± Zn-rich kirschsteinite)...alloys (Cu3Sn), and unknown metal compounds. The slag materials contain wt.% concentrations of Zn and |  | Vítková, M., Ettler, V., Johan, Z., Kříbek, B., Šebek, O., Mihaljevič, M. (2010) Primary and secondary phases in copper-cobalt smelting slags from the Copperbelt Province, Zambia. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (4) 581-600 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.4.581 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | silicates (clinopyroxene, olivine) and leucite, oxides (spinel-series phases), ubiquitous silicate glass and sulphide/metallic...skeletal/dendritic crystal shapes indicated rapid cooling of the slag melt. Copper and cobalt were found in low concentrations...(up to 7.15 wt.% CoO in olivine, 4.11 wt.% CuO in spinel). Similarly, up to 0.91 wt.% CoO and 6.90 wt.%...and sphaerocobaltite (CoCO3), were observed on the slag surfaces. They indicate that the slags studied are...produce Cu matte and remove Fe into the silicate slag. The second step is generally performed in Peirce-Smith |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | smelting plant. Slags are composed of: oxides (spinel, hematite, zincite); silicates and aluminosilicates...present in greater amounts in leachate from weathered slag samples. The documented amounts of As, Zn, Pb and...purposes. K EY WORDS : Zn-Pb slag, slag composition, heavy elements mobilization, slag crystallization in undercooling...bulk compositions and leaching tests for two slag dumps from the Bytom Piekary Śla˛skie area, Upper...includes 14 large cities, over 50 coal and Zn-Pb mines, more than 20 smelters, a few coal-based power plants |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 375–384 Published online 24 September 2015 Zn-Pb slag crystallization: evaluating temperature conditions...19th century. Thus, there is a great variety of slag textures and compositions reflecting changes in...calcination and precise dosages of coal/coke and add-ons. Slag samples were collected at three localities with...could be helpful in retrieving the temperature of slag crystallization. This study concentrates on the...compared with phase diagrams results. Zinc-lead slag dumps are a common feature of the landscape of Upper |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mountains, southwestern Poland. The prevailing massive slag has a chemical composition dominated by FeO (up...olivine and hercynite. The second type, a porous slag, is poorer in FeO (up to 28 wt.%) and richer in...composition and distribution of trace elements in slag phases vary from sample to sample, which is consistent...diagrams used in this study indicate that most of the slag samples have solidified under conditions of strong...should be used to reconstruct the temperature of slag formation. Our mineralogical and chemical study |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 737±747 The leaching behaviour of lead metallurgical slag in high-molecular-weight (HMW ) organic solutions...contaminants (Pb, Zn, Cu, As) in `soil-like' environments. Slag was submitted to a 112-day batch leaching experiment...MINTEQA2 calculations and confirmed on the leached slag surface by SEM and Raman spectrometry. Compared...predominant during the long-term interaction of slag with an HMW organic solution of real soil. As a...re-vegetation of slag dumps may be considered as a possible scenario for slag management. K EY WORDS : slag, Pb metallurgy |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralogy and the release of trace elements from slag from the Hegeler Zinc smelter, Illinois (USA) Nadine...2009 Editorial handling by R. Fuge a b s t r a c t Slag from the former Hegeler Zn-smelting facility in...most slag samples is dominated by SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3 and CaO. The bulk composition of the slag suggests...suggests a high silica content of the melt. Bulk slag trace-element chemistry shows that the dominant...preliminary remediation goals for residential soils. Spinel was found to be the dominant concentrator of Zn |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 3.433 A MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF SLAG FROM THE HISTORICAL O’DONNELL ROAST YARDS, SUDBURY...Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada Abstract Highly altered slag samples from the historical O’Donnell Roast Yards...contain predominantly the aforementioned sulfide, spinel, and silicate minerals and the alteration products...alteration halos around the center of the remnant slag and rock piles indicate strong variations in the...chemical and mineralogical composition of the altered slag with lateral distance and depth. The concentration |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | words: slag, derelict mines, leachability, mineralogy, elemental composition I. INTRODUCTION Slag is a...processing to recover metals. At many older mines, slag was intentionally dumped near the furnaces that...it, leaving behind coherent piles or jumbles of slag weighing many thousands of tonnes. Its appearance...solidification after smelting. These voids help to make slag porous and in places, permeable, allowing environmental...environmental water to infiltrate and leachate to exfiltrate. Slag from base metal ores is composed of minerals including |  | Warchulski, R., Mendecki, M., Gawęda, A., Sołtysiak, M., Gadowski, M. (2019) Rainwater-induced migration of potentially toxic elements from a Zn–Pb slag dump in Ruda Śląska in light of mineralogical, geochemical and geophysical investigations. Applied Geochemistry, 109. 104396 doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.104396 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | migration of potentially toxic elements from a Zn–Pb slag dump in Ruda Śląska in light of mineralogical, geochemical...A B S T R A C T Keywords: Zn-Pb slag Potentially toxic elements Slag weathering Rainfall leaching EM...heavy industry, including mining and smelting. Slag dumps scattered across the region are the sources of...At the slag dump in Ruda Śląska, it is possible to distinguish three types of slag: (i) slag associated...glassy slag composed of glass and single crystals of melilite and wollastonite; and (iii) slag composed |  | Kierczak, J., Neel, C., Puziewicz, J., Bril, H. (2009) THE MINERALOGY AND WEATHERING OF SLAG PRODUCED BY THE SMELTING OF LATERITIC Ni ORES, SZKLARY, SOUTHWESTERN POLAND. The Canadian Mineralogist, 47 (3) 557-572 doi:10.3749/canmin.47.3.557 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 3749/canmin.47.3.557 THE MINERALOGY AND WEATHERING OF SLAG PRODUCED BY THE SMELTING OF LATERITIC Ni ORES, SZKLARY...wt.% SiO2, and slag 2 is enriched in Ca and impoverished in Fe relative to slag 1; slag 3 is characterized...olivines (forsterite, fayalite) and subordinate spinel (chromite), sulfides (pyrrhotite, pentlandite,...(awaruite, bronze, metallic Fe and Cu). One type of slag contains significant amounts of the potentially...affected by weathering, and small vitreous fragments of slag occurring in nearby agricultural fields have only |  | Herbelin, Maud, Bascou, Jérôme, Lavastre, Véronique, Guillaume, Damien, Benbakkar, Mhammed, Peuble, Steve, Baron, Jean-Philippe (2020) Steel Slag Characterisation—Benefit of Coupling Chemical, Mineralogical and Magnetic Techniques. Minerals, 10 (8) 705 doi:10.3390/min10080705 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals Article Steel Slag Characterisation—Benefit of Coupling Chemical, Mineralogical and Magnetic...Clermont-Ferrand, France; m.benbakkar@opgc.univ-bpclermont.fr Mines Saint-Étienne, Centre “Sciences des Processus Industriels...2020 Abstract: Steel-making slag is largely used today in road construction and other...known, and the characterisation of large volume slag dumps remains an environmental challenge. In this study...used to characterise Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) slag landfilled for several decades and exposed to chemical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mobility in leachate from lead-zinc metallurgical slag: experimental approach and long-term assessment...between smelter slag and water show differences depending on the origin of the slag. The studied samples...phases. An ‘oxidizing’ scenario can be proposed for slag waste disposal, considering that cerussite (PbCO3)...leached from the slag and in particular from the ore-processing slag. Quenched glass-rich slag from old car-battery...of Pb, especially in acidic environments. Neither slag would therefore be suitable for recycling for civil |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geometallurgical Characterization of Non-Ferrous Historical Slag in Western Tasmania: Identifying Reprocessing Options...the slag during the smelting process. Today, the former smelter site consists of two large slag piles...geometallurgical and geo-environmental properties of these slag materials (n = 280) were determined. The South and...techniques could be explored, as well re-smelting. These slag materials are classified geoenvironmentally as potentially...mineral processing waste (e.g., waste rock, tailings, slag, spent heap leach) generated annually [4]. While |  | Ratié, Gildas, Garnier, Jérémie, Vieira, Lucieth Cruz, Araújo, Daniel F., Komárek, Michael, Poitrasson, Franck, Quantin, Cécile (2021) Investigation of Fe isotope systematics for the complete sequence of natural and metallurgical processes of Ni lateritic ores: Implications for environmental source tracing. Applied Geochemistry, 127. 104930pp. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2021.104930 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pyroxene, spinel, olivine). The by-products of the ore refining process, i. e., fly ash and slag wastes...2008; Ettler and Johan, 2014) and increases when slag disposal sites are flooded and/or occurs in water-saturated...of refining slags: black refining slag (BRS) and white refining slag (WRS) after the removal of P and...of the total Fe occurs as Fe(II) in the smelting slag, whereas 80% of the total Fe in the reinjected fly...wt%, respectively. The total average Fe content in slag material is 10 wt% at Barro Alto, whereas the global |  | Kříbek, Bohdan, Nyambe, Imasiku, Sracek, Ondra, Mihaljevič, Martin, Knésl, Ilja (2023) Impact of Mining and Ore Processing on Soil, Drainage and Vegetation in the Zambian Copperbelt Mining Districts: A Review. Minerals, 13 (3) 384 doi:10.3390/min13030384 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Czech Republic Department of Geology, School of Mines, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 32379, Zambia...inhale fine dust particles [20–24]. The impact of mines or technological solutions on the local drainage...improving. Enforcing agencies, such as ECZ and the Mines Safety Department (MSD), ensure that industries...Environmental Management Act [39], and in 2015, the Mines and Minerals Development Act were accepted by the...discovery and development of Luanshya and mines Nkana(1931), mines Mufulira (1931), Mufulira in the discovery |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Long-Term Leaching Effects on CaO-Modified Iron Silicate Slag Jakob Kero Andertun 1, * , Pasi Peltola 2 , Caisa...+46-920-493-511 Abstract: Granulated iron silicate slag, a by-product of pyrometallurgical copper extraction...excellent properties for construction applications. Slag modification with CaO enhances the application properties...regarding pozzolanic reactivity, potentially extending slag use in the future. The slags’ short-term leaching...CaO-modifications were conducted during full-scale slag treatment operation. The slags were characterized |  | Piatak, , II, , Hoppe, , Green, , Buszka, (2019) Geochemical Characterization of Iron and Steel Slag and Its Potential to Remove Phosphate and Neutralize Acid. Minerals, 9 (8) 468 doi:10.3390/min9080468 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geochemical Characterization of Iron and Steel Slag and Its Potential to Remove Phosphate and Neutralize...solutions for nearly all slag samples. Air-cooled fine fractions (<10 mm) of modern slag were most effective;...air-cooled coarse fractions (>10 mm), and legacy slag removed phosphate, but to a lesser degree. An additional...treatment application is the use of slag to neutralize acidic waters. Most slag samples are extremely alkaline...acid during hydrolysis. Utilizing locally available slag to treat waste or agricultural waters in this region |  | | Book (volume) | | mineralized and dotted with once-rich abandoned mines. Dividing the stratigraphically complicated Piedmont...Goethite, Hematite, Limonite, Iron minerals; area mines, as important producersBarite, Manganese, ocher...Emerson and about 2 mi. S of the Etowah R., many mines, prospects, and excavationsochers. EMERSON: extensive...area fields, etc.Staurolites; (c) numerous area minesKyanite; (d) the Bennett, Chapman and 148 A Location...for Rock Hounds in the United States Hendrix mica minesAquamarine, Beryl, Amethyst, Garnet, Smoky Quartz |  | | Book (volume) | | of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; d Coal City, on area mine dumps from sedimentary overburden⎯oval concretions (containing...States EAST BROOKLYN (SE of Gardner), area coal mine dumps⎯Marcasite, Pyrite. HANCOCK COUNTY DALLAS CITY:...COUNTY CAVE-IN ROCK: c area Fluorspar mines, and d NW 4½ mi., mines⎯Barite, Calcite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite...area⎯Aragonite (fluorescent) ROSICLARE: c area mines, especially Ozark Mahoning mine⎯Calcite crystals...the Empire and Fairview mines⎯Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite; e E, numerous mines⎯Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, |  | | Book (volume) | | of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; d Coal City, on area mine dumps from sedimentary overburden⎯oval concretions (containing...States EAST BROOKLYN (SE of Gardner), area coal mine dumps⎯Marcasite, Pyrite. HANCOCK COUNTY DALLAS CITY:...COUNTY CAVE-IN ROCK: c area Fluorspar mines, and d NW 4½ mi., mines⎯Barite, Calcite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite...area⎯Aragonite (fluorescent) ROSICLARE: c area mines, especially Ozark Mahoning mine⎯Calcite crystals...the Empire and Fairview mines⎯Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite; e E, numerous mines⎯Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | or hollow (pictures not shown here). Very large slag particles are found in the river sediments at the...subsamples from the core contain many spherules and slag particles, which were big enough to use them for...non-homogeneous structure of di¡erent layers (b,c) for slag particle from Orjachovo port (particle D51-2slag)...identify the crystalline magnetic phase within the slag particles as an Al-substituted magnetite with x...micrographs (optical and SEM) in Fig. 6, these big slag particles are characterized by such structures, |  | | Journal (issue) | | bank. As M r . Lee wished to examine some river mines which he was operating we followed the left track...time in the region in order to visit the outcrop mines in the vicinity of T a w m a w . U p o n returning...decree outlawing the Chinese owners of j a d e mines and many j a d e traders had left, Mogaung was disturbingly...disturbingly quiet, numerous j a d e mines were abandoned and the country was being haunted by dangerous...w m a w , where the 332 true outcrop Jadeite mines are situated, is lying on the plateau at an altitude |  | | Report (volume) | | he I . Biwdwiu Geological Survey ol India. Mines. By J. Asuhtaut (With Plates 2 to 8) M.iSo.,...deserve mention : (1) pitchblende from the Singar Mines, Kodarma, Graya, presented by Mr. H^ Harris (2)...the summer, Dr. L. L. Fermor visited the chromite mines at and near Hindubagh in the Zhob valley, Baluchistan...Dr. Fermor was of in The presence the chrome-spinel picotite. cates, of this mineral indi- according...continued his work in connection with the wolfram mines in Tavoy and was joined in February by Mr. A. M |  | | Book | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2.1 Prospecting Slag Heaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2.2...Versus Slagless Metallurgy . . . . . . . . 5.2.3 Slag Heaps of Metal Smelting . . . . . . . . . . . .... . 5.4.3 Slag Cakes, Matte Smelting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4.4 Slag Cakes and Slag Foam . ....5.6 Important Slag Phases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6.1 Slag Phases and Phase.... . . . . . 5.7.3 Sulphidic Mattes and Silicate Slag . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 Speiss . . . . . . . . |
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