Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(23), P. 10166 - 10166
Published: Nov. 21, 2024
Mining
operations
for
the
extraction
and
processing
of
useful
geological
materials
are
common
anthropogenic
activities
that
generate
enormous
quantities
waste
can
alter
natural
balance.
In
this
way,
soil,
water
air
contaminated
with
contains
heavy
metals,
acids
many
other
compounds
toxic
to
environment
health.
Minimizing
eradicating
these
pollutants
is
an
arduous
but
necessary
task.
That
why,
in
present
work,
physical,
chemical
mineralogical
characterization
metallurgical
mining
was
carried
out
using
analytical
techniques.
Tests
trials
were
also
assess
degree
toxicity,
corrosiveness
capacity
acid
mine
drainage.
general,
it
found
does
not
contain
active
elements
or
could
be
corrosive.
However,
due
residual
content
sulfide
minerals,
drainage,
which
contaminate
groundwater.
Likewise,
seen
metals
minerals
such
as
quartz
feldspars,
reprocessed
recover
subsequently
separate,
by
flotation,
associated
silica
feldspar,
used
glass
cement
industry.