Abstract. Today many types of tailings are generated in the mining operations. Particularly, in the iron ore industry, although 99% of the generated tailings are composed by non-toxic elements, it ...
Iron ore tailings (IOTs) are a form of solid waste produced during the beneficiation process of iron ore concentrate. In this paper, iron recovery from IOTs was studied at different points during a process involving pre-concentration followed by direct reduction and magnetic separation. Then, slag-tailing concrete composite admixtures …
The dry stacking of filtered tailings is an option to deal with safety-related issues involving traditional slurry disposition in impoundments. Filtered tailings can be compacted to pre-define design specifications, which minimizes structural instability problems, such as those related to liquefaction. Yet, comprehending the tailing's …
Moreover, the use of iron ore tailings in pavements layers also contributes by creating a new disposal method to the tailings, reducing the environmental impact related to the mining activity, and ...
In this scenario, recycling mine tailings can help reduce the number of tailings for disposal. Circular economy, recyclability, recycling, and reuse have been …
Recognized as precious secondary resources, IOTs encapsulate recoverable metals such as Cu and Fe, juxtaposed with harmful elements like Pb and Cr, …
It can be observed that most of the patent applications filed for the use of iron ore tailings are related to reprocessing of the material to recover the iron present in the iron ore tailings. This application accounts for 61% of the patents found in this study. Other applications for iron ore tailings are related to using in civil construction ...
The tailings generated in this process could be utilised for cement manufacturing and tiles or pavement blocks making.The process developed is 'zero waste' while mitigating the environmental issues related to managing tailings in iron ore processing plants
1. Introduction. In recent years, with the rapid development of the iron and steel industry, the amount of industrial waste gases, wastewater, and waste residues has increased every year [[1], [2], [3], [4]].Among these, the amount of iron ore tailings discharged from concentrators is enormous, and more than 10 billion tons of iron ore …
The disposal of mining tailings has increasingly focused on the use of dry stacks. These structures offer more security since they use filtered and compacted material.
Iron ore tailings. A number of representative iron ore tailing samples were acquired from different locations of the dry tailing disposal areas (cf. Fig. 2).As illustrated in Fig. 3, the tailings were loosely dumped as piles; thus, their sampling did not necessitate any particular practice and merely involved filling bags with a hand shovel.A total number …
However, the specific properties of tailings vary with ore type. Process-affected water in tailings pond generally contains metals and acid that must be neutralized prior to disposal. Sulfide mineralization remaining after processing of solid tailings creates a potential environmental problem.
Iron ore tailing is a major solid waste requiring advanced recycling methods because ore tailing powder is polluting air and water resources. For instance, about 300 million tons of tailings are disposed yearly in 1229 iron ore tailings dams in the Hebei province in China. Iron ore tailings can be recycled as functional materials because these tailings are …
For the IOT Binder production, the sand from iron ore tailings and the overburden clay were considered a waste with no associated environmental burden. …
DOI 10.2462/09670513.832. Methods for the disposal a nd storage of mine tailings. Darron W. Dixon-Har dy and Jon M. Engels. Abstract. T ailings storage facilities vary considerably in size, design ...
Presently utilization of tailings can be categorized into two—recovery of iron from tailings and its use as a raw material. Due to depletion of high-grade iron ores, maximum utilization of low-grade ore is taking place. Many beneficiations processes have been applied to increase the Fe% in the ore.
Increased mining activity of iron ore has led to the generation of voluminous wastes of various nature, especially during the different stages of its extraction and production. The improper disposal of such waste causes negative impact on the environment. One such waste which is generated during the beneficiation process of …
Tailings constitute waste crushed rock particles resulting from ore processing, exhibiting highly variable characteristics dependent on ore composition and extraction processes (Kossoff et al. 2014; Li and Coop 2019).The past few decades have witnessed a substantial surge in tailings volume due to increased mineral and metal …
The plants are then harvested and processed to produce a high-grade ore and decrease its effects on the ecosystem. The practice of phyto-extraction has additional benefits beyond removing heavy metals from tailings waste: in the process of extracting the minerals from the tailings, the site is rehabilitated from adding vegetation to the ...
1. Introduction. The iron ore beneficiation generates annually 1.4 billion tonne of tailings around the world. In Brazil, around 40 % of the total mass of the processed iron ore corresponds to tailings [1] generating approximately 204 million tonnes per year [2].These tailings present a slurry consistency (solids content around 10–25 %) and are …
Tailings disposal is a major concern of the mining industry worldwide. After the recent upstream dam failures, the main tailings disposal method studied in Brazil is dry stacking. The mechanical behaviour of tailings disposed of by dry stacking can be enhanced by ground improvement techniques such as compaction effort, cement, and …
It is worth mentioning here that disposal of IOT in open-air contaminates the land, pollutes the environment, water and even threatens human health owing to its toxicity ... Innovative methodology for comprehensive utilization of iron ore tailings Part 2: The residues after iron recovery from iron ore tailings to prepare cementitious material ...
Abstract. Mining operations degrade natural ecosystems by generating a large quantity of mine tailings. Mine tailings remain in dams/open ponds without further …
Mine tailings impoundments produced during beneficiation and extraction of iron ores create environmental threat and are disposed at high monetary and …
The S2 tailings have a fines content (FC) of 33.3% and a specific weight (G s) of 2.97. This feature is associated with the process of iron ore beneficiation for the different tailings. When there are more fines in the tailings, iron recovery becomes more difficult and consequently, the iron content and specific weight of this material will be ...
However, as ore grinding continues, the particle size of iron tailings becomes finer, and some clay minerals absorb water, making it challenging to separate the remaining tailings from water . Massive storage of iron tailings in tailings ponds or tailings dams not only harms the environment but also poses a serious threat to human …
Iron ore tailing is a major solid waste requiring advanced recycling methods because ore tailing powder is polluting air and water resources. For instance, about 300 million tons of tailings are ...
Onitiri and Akinlabi 4 used 20% by volume of iron ore tailings as maximum ... M., Vink, S. & Keir, G. A framework for a sustainable approach to mine tailings management: disposal strategies. J. ...