The What, Why, Where and How of Mine Tailings: An Environmental Perspective
| Dates: | 8 May 2019 |
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| Times: | 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Karen Hudson-Edwards, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter |
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Tailings are wastes comprising mixtures of crushed rock and processing fluids from mills, washeries, or concentrators that remain after the extraction of economic metals, minerals, mineral duels or coal from the mined resource. They contain potentially toxic metals and metalloids and can be very reactive, generating acidity or alkalinity and affecting ecosystem and human health. This presentation will give an environmental overview of the what, why, where and how of mine tailings using field and lab case studies.
Speaker
Karen Hudson-Edwards, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter
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