Tracing iron ore tailings in the marine environment: An investigation
— The exploitation of iron ore requires the construction of dams to dispose of waste after processing it. This residual material is called tailings and the specific physical-chemical characteristics depend on the beneficiation process adopted and vary depending on the main constituents and the presence of trace elements and residual organic …
Optimizing iron separation and recycling from iron tailings: …
— The experimental process was presented in Fig. 1 and comprised three stages, including magnetization roasting of iron tailings, alkaline leaching of roasted products, and magnetic separation of leaching residue. The roasted ore was leached with NaOH solution to remove Si-Al gangue minerals, following a procedure that entailed …
Five years after Brumadinho: New research unveils …
— On 25 January 2019, a tailings dam at the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine in Brumadinho, Brazil, failed suddenly without warning. Two hundred and seventy people were killed as 9.7Mm3 of stored tailings …
The Reprocessing and Revalorization of Critical Minerals in Mine Tailings
— Mine tailings, the byproduct of mining and mineral processing, are increasingly mass produced as a result of increased demand for metals and minerals as well as the advancement in technology that allows for the exploitation of lower-grade ores. Lower grades can increase the volume of tailings that may contain new gangue minerals …
Mineral Magnetic Modification of Fine Iron Ore Tailings and …
— In this paper, the properties, mineral magnetic modification, and beneficiation of tailings from the central mining and processing plant in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, have been studied. Samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, microscopy, and magnetization measurements. The beneficiation was conducted using …
Mine tailings-based geopolymers: A comprehensive review
— The mine tailings are inhomogeneous and have a complex mineral, aggregate, and chemical composition [59, [109], [110], [111]].Furthermore, although having relatively low quantities of valuable components, mine tailings contain hazardous and toxic compounds connected with waste products or mining activities [82, 84, [112], [113], …
Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondacks May be Untapped, Accessible
— The eastern Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York were heavily mined for iron in the 1800s and 1900s and played an important role in industrialization of the Northeast prior to and during World War II. The mining activities resulted in piles of waste rock and mill tailings (the residuals of ore processing) in various areas throughout the …
A review on complex utilization of mine tailings: Recovery of …
— The chemical composition of MTs is influenced by the nature of the parent ore, processing reagents used during mineral extraction, the degree of target mineral recovery, and physicochemical changes during tailings storage ... gold tailings (0.01–0.3 wt%) [24], iron tailings (0.015–0.08 wt%) [78], lead-zinc tailings (0.2–0.3 wt%) ...
An Novel Method for Iron Recovery from Iron Ore Tailings …
— Pre-concentration followed by magnetization roasting and magnetic separation process was well recognized to be very effective in recycling iron from iron ore tailings. An iron concentrate containing 66.35% Fe with a total recovery of 57.74% was produced under the optimal experimental conditions (i.e., roasting temperature, 540°C; …
Take two: why mine tailings are worth another look
— Based in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Agera receives the sand produced from the treatment of tailings at Vale's iron-ore operations in the state and promotes its commercialisation and distribution. Vale began producing Sustainable Sand in 2021 after seven years of research as a substitute for sand extracted from the environment.
The Beneficiation Techniques for 5 Types of Iron …
— 5 types of common iron ores in Vietnam. Most of the iron mines are located in the northern regions and all are distributed in the coastal areas. Vietnam's iron ore has an outstanding advantage of high …
Basic characteristics and environmental impact of …
— Iron ore tailings (IOTs) are the indusus solid waste discharged by concentrating mills after processing iron ores and selecting "valuable components" (Yao et al., 2020). In China, 600 million tons of …
An Novel Method for Iron Recovery from Iron Ore Tailings …
— Iron ore tailing is currently one of the most important secondary mineral resources. Pre-concentration followed by magnetization roasting and magnetic …
Dry stacking of iron ore tailings: possible particle breakage …
— Disposal of iron ore tailings (IOT) in dry stacks is increasingly common in Brazil. IOT are compacted in layers using drum rollers that cause compaction and vibration effects on the ground. Particle breakage is usually observed in granular materials when subjected to large static loads, as can occur depending on the stacking height achieved. …
Effect of primary flocculant type on a two-step flocculation process …
— The tailings used in this study were iron ore waste tailings originally supplied by ArcelorMittal USA, steel and mining company operating in the USA. The tailings preparation process comprised of a number of steps, the first of which was taking a 45-kg wet sample of +4.0 mm feed size from the waste tailings, and passing it through a …
CHAPTER II
Mine tailings are the waste material that remains after the economic fraction has been extracted from the mineral ore. Tailings consist of a slurry of ground rock, and water and chemical reagents that remain after processing. The composition of mine tailings varies according to the mineralogy of the ore deposit and how the ore is processed.
An evaluation of iron ore tailings characteristics and iron ore
— Particularly, iron ore tailings (IOT) as ordinary industrial solid waste in China is discharged and deposited. This review is a recapitulation of the material characteristics of IOT and its effects on the workability, mechanical properties, and durability of concrete. ... The detailed process is shown in Fig. 1. Download: Download high-res ...
Iron Ore Tailings: Characterization and Applications
the annual production of iron ore tailings reaches about 180 million tons and is increasing.23 In India, between 10-12 million tons of iron ore tailings are extracted in the form of ultrafine ...
Utilization of iron ore tailings with high volume in green …
— Iron ore tailings (IOTs) are a byproduct of the iron ore beneficiation process and are a significant source of solid waste [13, 14].In China alone, an astounding 600 million tons of IOTs are produced annually, yet the utilization rate remains shockingly low at only 7% [14].The high demand for iron production has led to an increased disposal of …
Phoenix Tailings Receives $1 Million ARPA-E Grant for Low …
— Specifically, Phoenix Tailings produces iron through molten oxide electrolysis. Their proprietary process is designed to economically recover high-grade iron from tailings, including iron ore tailings and bauxite residue, leading to the successful remediation of the sites.
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— In Vietnam, there are many technological research projects on iron ore beneficiation and processing. The main technologies are washing and scrubbing …
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Short overview about iron ore beneficiation: a case study …
In Vietnam, there are many technological research projects on iron ore beneficiation and processing. The main technologies are washing and scrubbing methods, magnetizing …
Triaxial testing response of compacted iron ore tailings …
— To solve this problem, the idea of separate characterization and separate upgradation of different tailings streams of an iron ore processing plant was carried out and a comparison was made ...
Iron Ore Tailing Beneficiation
and recover > 65 % iron bearing particles from the tailings. More importantly, the corresponding tail contained ~45% Fe. It was concluded that this novel process may be effectively used to recover iron values from low-grade hematite tailings. Key Words: Iron ore slime, Fe Recovery, HGMS,Yield & Noamundi 1. INTRODUCTION India is endowed with ...
A review on complex utilization of mine tailings: Recovery of …
— open access. Highlights. •. Mine tailings present environmental risks and untapped opportunities. •. Strategies like extracting rare earth elements and making …
Effect of iron ore tailings as partial replacement to fine …
— After the beneficiation of iron ore, the waste is generated, which arise many environmental issues for both living and nonliving components. Iron ore tailings are a byproduct of the mining and processing of iron ore, and their potential use as a replacement resource is the emphasis of this study. The purpose of this research is to determine how …
Managing tailings safely | Anglo American – Kumba Iron Ore
— Extracting and processing ore involves significant quantities of residue material – including tailings. As the world's demand for raw materials has grown at an accelerating pace in recent decades, and as the grades of many ores have decreased over time, so the volumes of this residue material have increased, exponentially.
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RECOVERY OF Co, Ni, AND Cu FROM THE TAILINGS OF DIVRIGI IRON ORE
— In the Sivas-Divriği Iron Ore Concentrator, 600,000 t of tailings are discarded annually. There are already 1 million t of tailings deposited in ponds from the previous production activities. ... 84.6% Ni, and 76.8% Cu recoveries from the new process tailings. Keywords: flotation; Co; Ni; iron ore tailings; dithiophosphate; potassium; amyl ...
A new approach for recovering iron from iron ore tailings …
— In this study, a pilot-scale experiment on the iron recovery from iron ore tailings was investigated using innovative technology of pre-concentration and …
Tailings potential: recovering metals from mine waste streams
— The type of extraction method that can be used on mine waste depends on the mineral deposits the tailings come from and what processing approach was used to generate them, says Jowitt. ... which killed 270 people at the Vale Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine in Brazil, demonstrated in the extreme. Targeting extraction from mine tailings …