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 CSIRO Has Developed a New Treatment for Removing Contaminants from Mining WastewatersWednesday, June 12, 2013In current processes, the mining industry generally adds lime to the wastewater to purify it. This complex practice could end soon, thanks to a new treatment solution that utilises hydrotalcites. Developed by CSIRO, the treatment overcomes the complexities of lime-based methods and offers a simpler and more water smart process. read more » Deep-sea Tailings PlacementThursday, May 30, 2013Deep-sea mine tailings placement (DSTP) is an alternative to land-based mine-waste disposal, whereby mineral ore is converted into slurry and transported via a pipeline to processing plants located at the coast, with the resultant waste being discharged into very deep water offshore. read more » Geoscientists Find Oldest Water on Earth in Underground MineThursday, May 16, 2013Geoscientists from the University of Toronto discovered a pocket of water approximately 2.6 billion years old in a mine in Ontario. The ancient pool of water was found two miles underground near the town of Timmins read more » Mine Water Dragons aka, Challenges, Solutions, and the Pebble Mine by EPAMonday, April 29, 2013Here is a PowerPoint presentation made by Andy Robertson at last week’s conference in Lima, Peru on Mine Water Solution in Extreme Environments. read more » Tailings Water Balances Presentation at Mine Water Solutions in Extreme Environments ConferenceTuesday, April 16, 2013Here is a link to a presentation made today at the Mine Water Solutions in Extreme Environments conference by Christoph Wels of RGC. He deals with the knotty issue of modeling the water balance of a tailings impoundment. read more » |
