http://www.savethewildup.org/blog/the-shadow-of-a-mine-a-metallic-sulfide-mining-photo-gallery/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.savethewildup.org/blog/the-shadow-of-a-mine-a-metallic-sulfide-mining-photo-gallery/#comment-2373 savethewildup Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:32:21 +0000 http://www.savethewildup.org/blog/the-shadow-of-a-mine-a-metallic-sulfide-mining-photo-gallery/#comment-2373 The tailings pile(s) will sit out in the elements, free to react with oxygen and water to produce AMD, until all of the ore has been extracted from each level of the mine. It is true that they plan on refilling the holes with a mixture of concrete and tailings, BUT it will sit on land during the mining. Also the "rubble" from the crushing and transportation of the ore will be strewn all over the surface facility and that will be exposed long enough to generate AMD. The tailings pile(s) will sit out in the elements, free to react with oxygen and water to produce AMD, until all of the ore has been extracted from each level of the mine. It is true that they plan on refilling the holes with a mixture of concrete and tailings, BUT it will sit on land during the mining. Also the "rubble" from the crushing and transportation of the ore will be strewn all over the surface facility and that will be exposed long enough to generate AMD.

]]> http://www.savethewildup.org/blog/the-shadow-of-a-mine-a-metallic-sulfide-mining-photo-gallery/#comment-2362 Richard Whiteman Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:17:35 +0000 http://www.savethewildup.org/blog/the-shadow-of-a-mine-a-metallic-sulfide-mining-photo-gallery/#comment-2362 Looks like a typical tailings basin to me that is still in use and has not been reclaimed yet. Not too different from those of local iron mines. It is my understanding that the tailings are going to be processed ,mixed with concrete and put back into the mine. Therefore you you not have a surface tailings basin correct? Looks like a typical tailings basin to me that is still in use and has not been reclaimed yet. Not too different from those of local iron mines. It is my understanding that the tailings are going to be processed ,mixed with concrete and put back into the mine. Therefore you you not have a surface tailings basin correct?

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