Uranium pollution in an estuary affected by pyrite acid mine drainage and releases of naturally occurring radioactive materials

After the termination of phosphogypsum discharges to the Huelva estuary (SW Spain), a unique opportunity was presented to study the response of a contaminated environmental compartment after the cessation of its main source of pollution. The evolution over time of uranium concentrations in the estuary is presented to supply new insights into the decontamination of a scenario affected by Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) discharges. The cleaning of uranium isotopes from the area has not taken place as rapidly as expected due to leaching from phosphogypsum stacks.An in-depth study using various techniques of analysis, including ²³⁴U/²³⁸U and ²³⁰Th/²³²Th ratios and the decreasing rates of the uranium concentration, enabled a second source of uranium contamination to be discovered. Increased uranium levels due to acid mine drainage from pyrite mines located in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain) prevent complete uranium decontamination and, therefore, result in levels nearly twice those of natural background levels.     

Delay time optimization in blasting operations for mitigating the vibration-effects on final pit walls' stability

Blasting induced vibration is one of the fundamental problems in the open-pit mines and intense vibration can cause critical damage to structures and plants nearby the open-pit mines, especially to the final pit wall's stability. It is very important to study how to control vibration induced by blasting in the mitigation of negative effects of blasting in open-pit mines. This study aims to examine the propagation of blasting induced ground vibrations and find the feasible approaches to reduce the harmful effects of vibrations induced by blasting on the final pit wall's stability. For this purpose, a series of field experiments were conducted in XinQiao Mining Co. Ltd. Sixty-six events and the blasting parameters of these shots were carefully recorded. During the statistical analysis of the collected data, the predictor equation proposed by the United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) was used to establish a relationship between the Peak Particle Velocity (PPV) and the Scaled Distance (SD) factor. The relationship between PPV and SD was determined and proposed to be used in this open-pit mine. Control of maximum charge amount per delay and the selection optimum interval time to reduce the intensity of vibration by waveform interference were applied in practice. Based on the field experiments, we can determine the maximum charge amount per delay and 15 ms delay were proposed to be used in this site, and a decrease in vibration of 24.5% was obtained.     

H020U井钻进所遇问题及处理方法

土耳其贝帕扎里天然碱矿H020U井在造斜钻进和水平钻进过程中遇到井漏、钻头钻遇硅化灰岩层磨损严重、未绕过第一靶点V020而打中套管、井涌、仪器掉入裸眼、钻遇未知溶腔导致顶角下降,方位偏离而导致未直接连通第二靶点等问题。针对这些问题进行了分析,并提出了相应的处理方法,最后成功地使H020U井连通第一靶点V020井和第二靶点V020U井。     

常德青峰煤矿地面钻孔注浆堵水实践

简要分析了湖南常德青峰煤矿突水矿井的水文地质条件、突水因素,编制了注浆堵水方案,阐述了注浆堵水过程中注浆段的划分、浆液的配置、注浆结束的标准等工艺流程及所取得的成果。     

地球化学异常下限不同确定方法及合理性探讨

地球化学异常下限的确定对于圈定有利的成矿带,指导找矿非常关键.文章以甘肃省白银市白银矿区及外围水系沉积物Cu,Pb,Zn,Ag等4个元素为例,分别运用传统方法、归一化法和分形方法对数据进行处理.将3种方法圈定的异常进行比较发现:传统方法圈出的异常有限,主要是在矿区出现异常;而归一化法可以圈出更多的异常,并且与矿化集中区...     

西藏嘎拉勒夕卡岩型金（铜）矿床地球化学特征与锆石的LA-ICP-MS定年及意义

嘎拉勒金（铜）矿床位于西藏班公湖—怒江缝合带的西段,为夕卡岩型金（大型）铜（小型）矿床。矿区主要岩石为巨斑状石英闪长岩、中细粒花岗闪长岩与闪长玢岩。该矿床岩石样品的REE分异程度较高,Eu呈弱负异常,w（Al2O3）为14.45%～15.84%,铝过饱和指数A/CNK为1.33～1.46,均大于1,表明为S型花岗岩。经...     

孙家庄铁矿初级定向钻进及防斜措施

介绍了山西省原平市孙家庄铁矿矿区的地层概况和矿体特征,收集汇总了该矿区的前期钻孔数据资料和存在的孔斜问题,对该矿区的钻孔孔斜情况及原因进行了分析,总结了该矿区的钻孔孔斜变化规律及特点,对钻探施工中的钻孔结构、钻具级配、套管选用、初级定向钻进方法及防斜措施进行了详细的介绍,并用钻探施工效果证明了采用的初级定向钻进方法和采取的防斜措施是可行和合理的。     

尾砂库重金属元素表生地球化学行为的初探

通过重金属含量分析,分级提取化学形态分析,结合矿物成分和化学成分分析,对黄龙铺矿区1号尾矿库重金属元素在风化过程中的地球化学行为进行了研究。研究结果表明在横向上,尾矿库中心排水口处地势低洼,铜、铁因相对活泼易于迁移而流失,铅、锌、铬、镉在尾矿库四周的地表浅部淋失,在尾矿库中心则相对富集。化学形态分析表明尾砂中各重金属元素赋存状态各有不同,一般以T6原生硫化物态和T7残渣态为主,铜、锌、铁迁移性较强;其他则较弱,表明对环境威胁不是很大。重金属的迁移明显的分为氧化带和次氧化带,研究结果显示尾矿覆盖方法也不一定能够有效地阻滞污染元素的迁移。     

基于混合像元分解提取多种类覆盖区遥感蚀变信息 ——以甘肃省岷县寨上金矿区为例

在多种类覆盖区,由于植被、河道、阴影、第四系等干扰因素影响,难于客观有效提取与成矿有关的遥感蚀变信息。应用混合像元分解的方法技术可以区分出混合像元中各类干扰信息的反射率值及其所占丰度值,从混合像元光谱中减去各干扰因素的反射率值及其所占份额,可以获取土壤或岩石的反射率值及其所占丰度值,将土壤或岩石反射率值除以其所占的份额...     

陕西红柱石矿开发利用现状及其外围资源潜力分析

陕西省红柱石矿开发已有十多年的历史,有一套成熟的加工处理红柱石矿的方法和经验.矿石加工方法简单,也无须添加任何药剂,生产成本低,对周围环境影响小,矿山的经济效益和社会效益良好.在陕西宝鸡地区的眉县、太白境内分布有大量的花岗岩和花岗闪长岩,围绕岩体分布有大量的泥质板岩、千枚岩,成矿地质条件得天独厚,具有寻找、开发红柱石矿...