An overview of reclaimed wastewater reuse in gold heap leaching
"The intensive use of groundwater by the gold mining industry is an important sustainability concern, especially in arid and semiarid regions where groundwater is a scarce resource. Alternatives, such as water reuse, treatment and recycling, have been implemented to overcome this issue. The pot...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Institucional del IPICYT |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ipicyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1010/1965 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://ipicyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1010/1965 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Cyanide biodegradation info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Gold info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Heap leaching info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Reclaimed wastewater info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Sustainable mining info:eu-repo/classification/cti/7 info:eu-repo/classification/cti/33 info:eu-repo/classification/cti/3315 |
| Sumario: | "The intensive use of groundwater by the gold mining industry is an important sustainability concern, especially in arid and semiarid regions where groundwater is a scarce resource. Alternatives, such as water reuse, treatment and recycling, have been implemented to overcome this issue. The potential use of reclaimed wastewater in gold heap leaching, without decreasing the process efficiency, has not yet been considered. Hence, this review focuses on the physicochemical, biological, and chemical features (organic matter, microbial loads, metal ions, and anions) of reclaimed wastewater that may limit its use in gold heap leaching." |
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