Download Table | Levels of As, Cu, Pb and Zn in soils around active and decommissioned gold mine tailings dams at Obuasi, Ghana (mg/kg). from publication: Trace elements contamination of soils ...

the Brumadinho tailings dam in 2019 ... commitment from the Brazilian government of decommissioning all upstream mining dams4. Mining products are widely used i n modern manufacturing of, e.g.,

Levels of As, Cu, Pb and Zn in soils around active and decommissioned gold mine tailings dams at Obuasi, Ghana (mg/kg). Trace element Tailings dam sites Total count Mean SE mean St.Dev Min. Median ...

Soils in the vicinity of the decommissioned tailings dam registered increased values - 1711 ± 172, 71.44 ± 5.27, 38.67 ± 3.59 and 168.1 ± 36.2 mg/kg for As, Cu, Pb and Zn respectively. ... Some probable factors thought to potentially affect trace Statistical analysis element intrusions from gold mines tailings dams in Ghana were also ...

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Soils in the vicinity of the decommissioned tailings dam registered increased values - 1711 ± 172, 71.44 ... element intrusions from gold mines tailings dams in Ghana were also highlighted ...

 — In a bid to determine the contamination status of a decommissioned tailings storage facility (TSF 2) from the Chirano Gold Mine Limited (CGML), scoop of mine tailings samples were collected …

Potential intrusions of As from the decommissioned tailings dam was approximately three fold that from the active tailings dams. The mean concentrations of Cu in soils around the active and decommissioned …

Download scientific diagram | Comparative levels of trace elements in soils around tailings dams at the Obuasi gold mine in Ghana. from publication: Trace elements contamination of soils around ...

 — Heavy metal pollution from tailings has become a major global concern due to its toxicity, persistence and accumulative potential with its detrimental effects on …

Download scientific diagram | Sampling location with sampling points from publication: Levels of heavy metals and contamination status of a decommissioned tailings dam in Ghana | Heavy metal ...

Municipality of Ghana. One active (Sanso tailings dam) and two abandoned (Pompora and Dokyiwa) mine ... decommissioning of the old dam, which was used for several decades. Six spots were selected randomly at each study site for sampling using soil auger and chisel hoe. Mini pits were dug at selected points, the soils were

 — The research, led by the Church of England (CoE) and fund managers, reveals that at least 166 of 1,635 dams holding mining waste — tailings — have had safety issues in the past.

 — On October 16, 2001, a tailings dam burst at the Tarkwa gold mine in the Wassa West District of Ghana sending thousands of cubic meters of mine waste into the Asuman River and contaminating it with cyanide and heavy metals. The Tarkwa mine is operated by Gold Fields Ghana, a South African gold mining company. The disaster left …

 — Closure and Decommissioning 8-1 ... Ghana's Mining and Environmental Guidelines (1994) and the Company's Policy and Standards (see Annex A-3). Several aspects of site decommissioning and reclamation planning have ... Tailings Storage Facility, Water Storage Facility, mill and process plant, Sediment Control Structures, storm water ...

Levels of As, Cu, Pb and Zn in soils around active and decommissioned gold mine tailings dams at Obuasi, Ghana (mg/kg). Trace element Tailings dam sites Total count Mean SE mean St.Dev Min. Median Max. Range Active 9 581 130 389 178 493 1473 1295 As Decommissioned 9 1711 172 517 700 1885 2430 1730 Control 9 84.5 13.7 41 36.8 83.3 …

This study investigated the issue of tailings dams as a potential source of trace elements contamination in soils at the Obuasi gold mine in Ghana. Soil samples taken from depths of up to 12 cm and within a radius of 400 m from the tailings dams (active and decommissioned), were analysed for As, Cu, Pb and Zn using atomic absorption …

Levels of As, Cu, Pb and Zn in soils around active and decommissioned gold mine tailings dams at Obuasi, Ghana (mg/kg). Trace element Tailings dam sites Total count Mean SE mean St.Dev Min. Median Max. Range As Active 9 581 130 389 178 493 1473 1295 Decommissioned 9 1711 172 517 700 1885 2430 1730

Arsenic Sorption Characteristics in Decommissioned Tailings Dam Environment at the Obuasi Mine, Ghana . × ... Arsenic Sorption Characteristics in Decommissioned Tailings Dam Environment at the Obuasi Mine, Ghana. Simon Gawu. 2013, Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences.

 — On October 16, 2001, a tailings dam burst at the Tarkwa gold mine in the Wassa West District of Ghana sending thousands of cubic meters of mine waste into the …

This study investigated the issue of tailings dams as a potential source of trace elements contamination in soils at the Obuasi gold mine in Ghana. Soil samples taken from depths of up to 12 cm and within a radius of 400 m from the tailings dams (active and decommissioned), were analysed for As, Cu, Pb and Zn using atomic absorption …

 — Tailings dams have been used for over a hundred years and are the most common disposal system for mining waste, ... The dam was set to be decommissioned, as it was no longer in operation having reached capacity. While tailings dams are inherently risky, there are things that can be done to try and ensure their safety. ...

 — Stava, Italy: In 1985, tailings dams built to store waste from flourite mining failed due to poor design and extreme water pressure. Two hundred thousand cubic meters (186,462 cubic miles) of ...

Arsenic Sorption Characteristics in Decommissioned Tailings Dam Environment at the Obuasi Mine, Ghana

2Department of Earth Science, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana Abstract: Arsenic (As) sorption characteristics in decommissioned tailings dam environment at the Obuasi mine, Ghana was studied. The aim was to outline effective remediation strategy for As, hence the objectives were to establish: (1) Arsenic degradation capacity of the ...

Phytoremediation is an environmentally friendly, low cost biotechnological process that is fast gaining prominence in the cleaning of contaminated soils in the tropics. The accumulative potential of indigenous or native plants for heavy metals in mine tailings at the Storage Facility of the Chirano Gold Mine Limited, Ghana was investigated. Plant …

This follows the 19 fatalities during the Samarco TSF failure in 2015, also in Brazil, and significant environmental damage as a result of the Mt Polley tailings dam collapse in Canada in 2014. After the Samarco incident, ICMM members developed a Tailings Position Statement in 2016 and approved a tailings aspirational goals roadmap in 2018.

Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) is an engineered dam for. tailings storage. Tailings is a slurry of milled rock material with cyanide and. heavy metals. It consolidates into fine soil …

Tailings management. Gold Fields Ghana is committed to the safe and stable design, sustainable development, construction, operation and closure of our tailings storage facilities (TSFs). To ensure this, tailings …

EQA – Environmental quality / Qualité de l'Environnement / Qualità ambientale, 35 (2019) 33-50 DOI: 10.6092/issn.2281-4485/9060 33 LEVELS OF HEAVY METALS AND CONTAMINATION STATUS OF A DECOMMISSIONED TAILINGS DAM IN GHANA Emmanuel Sey (1)*, Ebenezer J.D. Belford (2) (1) Department of Materials Engineering, …