In recent years the disposal and the treatment of mine waste has been increasingly causing concern to the mining industry. One of the biggest challenges today is acid mine drainage (AMD), which is associated in particular with sulfide bearing tailings. As a consequence of AMD, heavy metals and sulfates are released into the environment. / This project has studied the effect of lime-based treatments in the stabilization of two sulfide tailings, one waste predominately containing pyrite minerals and the second containing pyrrhotite minerals. Different proportions of pozzolans (fly ash and slag) were also added to the lime-tailings mixtures. The physical properties of the mixtures have been evaluated, using several tests such as strength (unconfined compressive strength), permeability and durability. The mineralogical changes in the treated wastes were also examined. The stabilization process and the treatment validity would not be complete without a chemical analysis of the treated waste; therefore a quantitative analysis was performed, including leaching and extraction tests for some elements (Zn, Mg, Ca, and Fe), and also sulfate measurement. The samples were tested after 1 and 28 days of curing time. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.21290 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Elbadri, Hatim A. |
| Contributors | Hassani, Feeri P. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Engineering (Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001655367, proquestno: MQ50603, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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