Geochemical and Mineralogical Characterization of a Pyritic Waste Pile at the Anjir Tangeh Coal Washing Plant, Zirab, Northern Iran
Mine water and the environment(2013)
摘要
Coal washing at the Anjir Tangeh plant, in Zirab, northern Iran, has produced more than 1.5 Mt of coal wastes. These waste materials were geochemically and mineralogically characterised to guide development of an appropriate remediation scheme. Three vertical trenches up to 4 m deep were excavated from the coal waste pile surface and 25 solid samples were collected at 0.5 m intervals. The samples were analysed for total concentrations of 54 elements, paste pH, SO 4 −2 , CO 3 −2 , and HCO3 −. The lowest pH values were measured at a depth of 0.3 m. The upper portion (1 m) of one profile was moderately oxidised, while oxidation in the other two profiles did not extend more than 0.8 and 0.5 m beneath the pile surface. The waste piles have low acid-producing potential (15–21.87 kg CaCO3/t) and high values of acid-neutralizing potential (0.06–96.2 kg CaCO3/t). Fe, Al, S, Na, Mn, Pb, Zn, Cd, and Ag increased with increasing depth, while Mo, Sr, Zr, and Ni decreased with increasing depth. The results show pyrite oxidation at depth and subsequent leaching of the oxidation products. Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag, and Cd are the most important contaminants of concern at this site.
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Acid-neutralizing potential,Acid producing potential,Pyrite oxidation,Trace element mobility
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