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RECORD NUMBER: 1319 OF 1875Main Title | Quantities of cyanide-bearing and acid-generating wastes generated by the mining and beneficiating industries, and the potentials for contaminant release : final report / | |||||||||||||||||||||
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CORP Author | Versar, Inc., Springfield, VA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Solid Waste. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher | Versar, Inc., | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Report Number | EPA/SW/530-86/025; PB86-219391; EPA-68-01-7090; EPA-68-01-7053 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock Number | PB86-219391 | |||||||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 30330213 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Cyanide wastes ; Cyanides ; Mineral industries--United States ; Mineral industries--Environmental aspects ; Mines and mineral resources--Environmental aspects | |||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Mining ; Beneficiation ; Acidity ; Water pollution ; Ecology ; Gold ; Silver ; Cyanides ; Sulfuric acid ; Leaching ; Copper ; Tailings ; Extraction ; Concentration(Composition) ; Environmental impacts ; Lead(Metal) ; Zinc ; Exposure ; Mine acid drainage | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Collation | 113 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||
Abstract | The report identifies the cyanide and acid wastes associated with the extraction or concentration of metals from ores. The cyanide-bearing wastes covered are related to keep and vat leaching operations in the gold and silver industries. The wastes generating sulfuric acid are found in several metal mining sectors. However, the report focuses on the operations using surfuric acid (largely generated from iron sulfides) to leach copper from dumps and estimates the acid generation potential for will tailings accumulated in impoundments. |
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Notes | EPA contracts nos. 68-01-7090 and 68-01-7053. Includes bibliographical references. Microfiche. |