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Reuse method for deposits of polymetallic tailings in a state of abandonment through the application of mineral flotation

  • Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

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Abstract

In the mining industry, due to the extraction and processing of ore, a significant amount of tailings are produced which are discharged into deposits. In some cases, these are in contact with effluents and generate acid waters that pollute the environment and affect the health of the inhabitants. Additionally, these tailings within their composition contain valuable metals that can be reused through a process of mineral flotation. As a part of this research, a study based exclusively on laboratory tests was performed on the tailings deposit located in the Recuay–Peru district, where the presence of concentrations of Pb, Zn, and Ag at 48.36% was obtained, 23% and 250 g/TM. Thus, this study aims to take advantage of polymetallic tailings deposits that are in an abandonment state by extracting valuable ore through the flotation process based on their chemical composition and mineralogical characterization.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 4th Brazilian Technology Symposium (BTSym’18) - Emerging Trends and Challenges in Technology
EditorsYuzo Iano, Hermes José Loschi, Rangel Arthur, Osamu Saotome, Vânia Vieira Estrela
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages141-149
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783030160524
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Event4th Brazilian Technology Symposium, BTSym 2018 - Campinas, Brazil
Duration: 23 Oct 201825 Oct 2018

Publication series

NameSmart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume140
ISSN (Print)2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)2190-3026

Conference

Conference4th Brazilian Technology Symposium, BTSym 2018
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityCampinas
Period23/10/1825/10/18

Keywords

  • Mineral flotation
  • Mining tailings
  • Reutilization
  • Tailing deposits

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