Serious heavy metals pollution was characterized in the lead/zinc mine tailings dam and
surrounding soils, as well as copper slag disposal sites. This study investigates the efficacy …

This volume examines prehistoric copper mining in Europe, from the first use of the metal
eight thousand years ago in the Balkans to its widespread adoption during the Bronze Age …

Weathering of sulphide minerals produces a large variety of Fe-oxide-bearing ochreous,
varicoloured precipitates and efflorescences of variably soluble sulphate salts. These …

Stockpiles containing sulfide minerals are subject to oxidation reactions when exposed to
atmospheric conditions, which can result in the formation of acid mine drainage (AMD) …

The discipline of process mineralogy developed through the recognition that metallurgical
flowsheets could be optimised by thorough characterisation of the precursor ore mineralogy …

Metal contamination constitutes a major source of pollution globally. Many recent studies
emphasized the need to develop cheap and green technologies for the remediation or …

Pyrite-containing tailings pose an environmental challenge due to the risk of Acid Mine
Drainage (AMD) upon storing if not properly managed. AMD can, however, be neutralized …

In the mining industry deposits of tailings represent large volumes of the mining wastes,
reflecting the mineralogy and chemistry of the ore deposit type of origin. In this paper, we …

Copper is one of the most dangerous soil contaminants. Soils affected by high copper
concentrations show low biodiversity and, above all, inadequate environmental quality …

The mineralogical and chemical evolution of ochreous precipitates forming from acid mine
drainage (AMD) from the abandoned Libiola Fe–Cu-sulfide mine (Eastern Liguria, Italy) was …