 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral precipitates from a historical smelting slag dump, Río Tinto, Spain B. G. Lottermoser, Cairns With...mineralogy of mineral efflorescences associated with slag deposits at the historical Río Tinto smelter site...precipitates at seepage points at the base of the slag dump and as solid aggregates in protected overhangs...mixtures have variable metal concentrations, including major ( > 1 wt %) concentrations of Zn, minor...Evaporation of seepage waters emanating from the slag dump causes the precipitation of mobilised elements |  | Gregurek, D., Melcher, F., Pavlov, V. A., Reimann, C., Stumpfl, E. F. (1999) Mineralogy and mineral chemistry of snow filter residues in the vicinity of the nickel-copper processing industry, Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 65 (1) 87-111 doi:10.1007/bf01161578 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and Petrology © Springer-Verlag 1999 Printed in Austria Mineralogy and mineral chemistry of snow filter...filter residues in the vicinity of the nickel-copper processing industry, Kola Peninsula, NW Russia D. Gregurek...Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Leoben, Austria 2 Central Kola Expedition, Monchegorsk, Russia...1995/96 winter in the vicinity (1.5-8kin) of the copper-nickel processing plants at Zapoljarnij, Nikel...metallic phases and alloys (Ni-Cu-Fe-Co), as well as slag particles and coke. Differences in the processing |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ARTICLE IN PRESS Chemie der Erde 69 (2009) 81–90 www.elsevier.de/chemer Geochemical investigations...Argentiferous ore mineralizations with lead, zinc and copper are dominating in this region. Various waste products...information on the smelting and weathering behaviour of slag, which makes them very useful sources of information... historical slag represents a most valuable archive. Therefore, the historical slag dump in Halsbach...The slag was dumped approx. 400 years ago and is rich in lead. An interrelation between the slag and |  | | Book | | transmitted in any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying recording, or by information storage...Glengonner water below Mine Hill. The remains of the Meadowfoot Lead Smelter are in an area of the Lowther...creating additional dwelling specifically to house mine workers. The hand coloured map shows the Wanlockhead...mines in production. As well as Wanlockhead being an important old major lead mining area it is a stop...Scottish World Gold Panning Championship and has an important local museum. Remains left by the Meadowfoot |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mobilization of heavy metals from historical smelting slag dumps, north Queensland, Australia B. G. LOTTERMOSER*...Box 6811, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia ABSTR ACT Slag dumps occur at several historical smelting sites...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | i i i Journal of Mines an�1 Minerals I s s u e No. 15i ,;. ,;�'S '' ` . / . � 1 • •� • ' 4...Rammelsberg Slag Minerals 1 W. van den Berg and C. van Loon. Diary of Events 4 2 6 Llywernog Mine and Museum...particular the great systematic mineral displays (including the gem and British mineral displays in the Geological...exhibit is to surface in a much reduced space on an upper floor of the Geological Museum. Here, it will...such exotic destinations as Thailand, The Yukon and an oil-rig in the North Sea! We would like to thank |  | 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...concentration of heavy industry, including mining and smelting. Slag dumps scattered across the region...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 |  | 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) | | 74(4), pp. 581–600 Primary and secondary phases in copper-cobalt smelting slags from the Copperbelt Province...crystal shapes indicated rapid cooling of the slag melt. Copper and cobalt were found in low concentrations...and sphaerocobaltite (CoCO3), were observed on the slag surfaces. They indicate that the slags studied are...EY WORDS : slags, smelting, Copperbelt, Zambia, copper, cobalt, clinopyroxene, leucite. Introduction...Garlick, 1961). Carrollite (Cu(Co,Ni)2S4) occurs as an accessory phase of economic significance (up to 0 |  | | 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...(North and South). Using a range of techniques (including X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy...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 |  | 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...Abstract Three kinds of slags occur in the waste dump of pyrometallurgical slags produced during reworking...wt.% SiO2, and slag 2 is enriched in Ca and impoverished in Fe relative to slag 1; slag 3 is characterized...(awaruite, bronze, metallic Fe and Cu). One type of slag contains significant amounts of the potentially...occurring in the dump are not affected by weathering, and small vitreous fragments of slag occurring in nearby |  | | Report (issue) | | eoscopic pairs of aerial photographs showing slag dump northeast of Franklin and Little Conemaugh River...fell during a 9-hour period, July 19-20,1977, in an area of about 60 to 70 km2 that lies north, northeast...be controlled by lithologic factors coupled with an overdip slope conducive to the formation of seeps...seven-county area. Rainfall of this magnitude should occur an average of only one time in 5,000-10,000 years (Jenkins...the damage to the roads amounted to $35 million. An estimated 50,000 people in the seven-county area |  | Bril, H., Zainoun, K., Puziewicz, J., Courtin-Nomade, A., Vanaecker, M., Bollinger, J.-C. (2008) SECONDARY PHASES FROM THE ALTERATION OF A PILE OF ZINC-SMELTING SLAG AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM SWIETOCHLOWICE, UPPER SILESIA, POLAND. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (5) 1235-1248 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.5.1235 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OF A PILE OF ZINC-SMELTING SLAG AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM ŚWIȨTOCHŁOWICE...pyrometallurgical treatment of Zn ore, deposited at the dump in Świętochłowice, in Upper Silesia, southern Poland...melilite and the spinel-group phases. Keywords: slag, Zn pyrometallurgy, secondary phases, weathering...finely crystalline sulfates is common on surfaces of mine waste. The mineralogical study of Lottermoser (2005)...As the development of these secondary minerals is an important transitional stage in the mobilization |  | Rosado, L., Morais, C., Candeias, A. E., Pinto, A. P., Guimarães, F., Mirão, J. (2008) Weathering of S. Domingos (Iberian Pyritic Belt) abandoned mine slags. Mineralogical Magazine, 72 (1) 489-494 doi:10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.489 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of S. Domingos (Iberian Pyritic Belt) abandoned mine slags L. ROSADO1, C. MORAIS1, A. E. CANDEIAS1, A... Portugal ABSTR ACT The S. Domingos abandoned mine is a major source of pollutant-metals contamination...while As and Pb are partially stored in sulphates. Copper, on the other hand, has a different behaviour and...leachable of the elements studied. K EY WORDS : slag, acid mine drainage, metal pollution, S. Domingos, retention...(FeAsS) or bismuth and antimony sulphosalts. The Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and metal contamination processes |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Recycling, Reuse and Rehabilitation of Mine Wastes Bernd G. Lottermoser* 1811-5209/11/0007-0405$2.50...prevent, minimize, reuse and recycle waste. Reuse of mine wastes allows their beneficial application, whereas...recycling concepts for mine wastes are not economic. Consequently, the great majority of mine wastes are still...to more responsible environmental stewardship of mine sites and better waste management. Moder n mining...recycling, reuse, rehabilitation, sustainability, mine waste, zero waste compel planning and informed decision-making |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mine Wastes: Past, Present, Future L EFT: Acidic drainage leaking from a former adit, Rheidol Mine, Wales...Wales.Above: Zinc- and lead-rich mine wastes at the former Cwmystwyth mine, Wales Karen A. Hudson-Edwards1...uneconomic, solid and liquid materials found at or near mine sites. Volumetrically they are one of the world’s...ecosystems and humans. Multidisciplinary research on mine wastes focuses on understanding their character...quantities of historic, contemporary and future mine wastes, given the trend to exploit larger deposits |  | Warchulski, Rafał, Gawęda, Aleksandra, Kupczak, Krzysztof, Banasik, Kamila, Krzykawski, Tomasz (2020) Slags from Ruda Śląska, Poland as a large-scale laboratory for the crystallization of rare natural rocks: melilitolites and paralavas. Lithos, 372. 105666pp. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2020.105666 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1016/j.lithos.2020.105666 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance...considering its size, we can treat a pyrometallurgical slag dump as a geological body. In slags from Ruda Śląska...wollastonite ± plagioclase was discovered in glassy slag. High-temperature experiments were performed to...reconstruct the crystallization of such an assemblage. Two slag samples were subjected to complete melting...explains the dominance of glassy slag in that location. The experiments gave us an opportunity to observe and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Potential of lead/zinc slag for use in cemented mine backfill P. N. Benkendorff* This paper gives the...in blended cement, by ground granulated lead/zinc slag. It is part of a wider programme to investigate...granulated lead/zinc slag in cemented mine paste backfill. The results show that the slag gives similar compressive...standard mortar to granulated iron blast furnace slag. It appears to be more active requiring less grinding...strength growth by the high zinc content in the slag. Zinc in the cement and in tailings used for the |  | Paar, W. H., Mereiter, Kurt, Braithwaite, R. S. W., Keller, Paul, Dunn, P. J. (1986) Chenite, Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6, a new mineral, from Leadhills, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 50 (355) 129-135 doi:10.1180/minmag.1986.050.355.17 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (Mineralogie) der Universitfit Salzburg, Akademiestrasse 26, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria KURT MEREITER ...Strukturchemie der Technischen Universit/it Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, A-1060, Wien, Austria R. S. W. BRA1THWAITE...KELLER Institut f/ir Mineralogie und Kristallchemie der Universit/it Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, D-7000...Washington, DC, USA 20560 ABSTRACT. Chenite, a new lead-copper secondary mineral, has been found on specimens...deposits of the LeadhillsW a n l o c k h e a d district, Scotland (Wilson, 1921; Gillanders, 1981; Paar |  | Cabała, Jerzy, Warchulski, Rafał, Rozmus, Dariusz, Środek, Dorota, Szełęg, Eligiusz (2019) Pb-Rich Slags, Minerals, and Pollution Resulted from a Medieval Ag-Pb Smelting and Mining Operation in the Silesian-Cracovian Region (Southern Poland) Minerals, 10 (1) 28 doi:10.3390/min10010028 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | medieval metallurgy and mining of Pb-Ag-Zn ores, including MVT (Mississippi Valley Type) deposits. The minerals...minerals played an important role. The proximity of iron, gold, silver, lead, copper and tin deposits...show that, historically, lead production has had an impact on environmental pollution since the Roman...obtaining metals and their compounds (e.g., litharge). An important aspect of this research is the degree to...ValleyType (MVT) occur [29,30]. The research area was an archaeological site in Łosień (near Dąbrowa Górnicza) |  | | Book | | opinion ol the time, proved that the Trojan War was an actual historical event, the scientific application...that research covering the whole peninsula would be an undertaking quite outside the limits of individual...Moorish king Alkamen of Cordoba is credited with an attempt to revive mining in the tenth century but...nineteenth centuries that any small production of copper is recorded from the area. Thus there is satis¬...satis¬ factory proof that the large accumulation of slag existing in the area of these mines had been produced |  | | Report (issue) | | History of the Verde Mining District, Jerome, Arizona David F. Briggs Geologist March 2018 CONTRIBUTED...Arizona Geological Survey All rights reserved For an electronic copy of this publication: www.repository...Briggs, D.F., 2018, History of the Verde Mining District, Jerome, Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Contributed...------------- 3 Geology of the Verde Mining District ---------------------------------------------...------------------- 71 Future of Verde Mining District --------------------------------------------- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | edu.pl Abstract: Dissolution of diopside-bearing slag and its amorphous counterpart was investigated to...potential of these slags. The contribution of direct slag phase dissolution was investigated using a biotic...dissolution in organic medium. Potential metal donor slag phases and easily released elements were identified...mobile elements leaching from glassy and diopside slag (up to 99%). Recovery targeted metals were released...56% (Cu)–96% (Zn) from glassy slag and 27% (Cu)–98% (Zn) from diopside slag. Results demonstrated that studied |  | | 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...some samples and reflect surficial weathering of the dump piles or represent byproducts of roasting. A relatively...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 |  | | 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) | | dross, crude lead from other sources and waste, including—dusts from steel making, zinc dust and dross,...In the process of multi-stage lead fire refining, slag is produced, which is the only waste of the ISP...PbO, Fe2 O3 , CaO, SiO2 and their content in the slag exceeds 10% [4]. The mineral composition of slags...the slag is deposited in a landfill [4–11]. Due to the high concentrations of elements, including toxic...presented in this paper. 2. Materials and Methods Forty slag samples were taken for testing from 4 layers from |
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