Ebook: Water in Mineral Processing

One of the major challenges confronting the mining and minerals processing industry in the 21st century will be managing in an environment of ever decreasing water resources. Because most mineral processing requires high water use, there will be even more urgency to develop and employ sustainable technologies that will reduce consumption and the discharge of process-affected water. This book provides mining practitioners with a comprehensive, state-of-the-art examination of this vital issue. A compilation of papers presented at the First International Symposium on Water in Mineral Processing, this book shares the insights of dozens of respected experts from industry and academia. A significant portion of the content is devoted to saline solutions and processing with sea water. Other chapters explore the latest in water treatment and biological methods, the effect of water quality on minerals processing, and water and tailings management.
Content:
• Front Matter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
•Part I. Keynotes 1. Water Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink, nor Do I Know its Whereabouts
2. Arsenic and Life: Bacterial Redox Reactions Associated with Arsenic Oxyanions
•Part II. Processing with Sea Water and Saline Solutions 3. Challenges in Flotation of Cu-Mo Sulfide Ores in Sea Water
4. Correlation of Graphite Flotation and Gas Holdup in Saline Solutions
5. Foaming Properties of Flotation Frothers at High Electrolyte Concentrations
6. Role of Saline Water in the Selective Flotation of Fine Particles
7. Induction Time Measurements for Air Bubbles on Chalcopyrite, Bornite, and Gold in Seawater
8. Removal of Ions from Water with Electrosorption Technology
9. Research on Primary Water Hardness of Coal Slurry
•Part III. Water Treatment and Biological Methods 10. Membrane Operations in Water Treatment and Reuse
11. Application of Membrane Separation Technologies to Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse
12. Removal of Heavy Elements from Aqueous Processes
13. New Electro-Biochemical Reactor for Treatment of Wastewaters
14. Kinetics and Thermodynamic Studies on Biosorption of Heavy Metals Using Ecklonia maxima
15. Flotation of Chalcopyrite in Water Containing Bacteria
16. Relationships Observed in Rock Pile Microbial Populations
17. Mining Effluent Reutilization in Biomass Production
•Part IV. Effect of Water Quality on Minerals Processing 18. Effect of Cations, Anions, and Ionic Strength on the Flotation of Pentlandite-Pyroxene Mixtures
19. Frothing in the Flotation of Copper Sulfide Ores in Sea Water
20. Impact of Total Dissolved Solids in Process Water on the Surface Properties of Silica and Sphalerite Minerals
21. Desalination of Coal Mine Water with Electrosorption
22. Impact of Dissolved Gangue Species and Fine Colloidal Matter in Process Water on Flotation Performance
23. Particle Aggregation and Sedimentation Characteristics of Kaolinite Suspensions as Explained by Surface Charge Considerations
24. Multi-Scale Investigation of Applying Secondary Effluent in Sulfide Flotation
25. Trace Metals Removal with Precipitated Solids from Uranium Mine Effluent at Cameco's Key Lake Operation
•Part V. Water and Tailings Management 26. Alternatives to Coal Mine Tailings Impoundment - Evaluation of Three Dewatering Methods at Rockspring Coal Mine
27. Mine Wastewater Treatment Using Novel Processes
28. Removal of Phosphate from Mine Water Effluents - How to Meet Future Regulations for Effluent Waters
29. Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Diethylenetriamine (DETA) Residual in Tailings Water at Vale's Sudbury Operation
30. Managing Our Most Precious Resource - Quality and Quantity Issues with Water for Mineral Processing in Western Australia
31. Using Spreadsheets to Evaluate the Effects of Mine Water Disposal on Surface and Ground Water
32. Wastewater Recycling Technology in Fankou Lead-Zinc Mine of China
33. Sulfidized Red Mud - A New Sorbent for Toxic Substances
Index