Performance Of The Homestake Mining Company Biological Cyanide Degradation Wastewater Treatment Plant August 1984 - August 1986
- Organization:
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
- Pages:
- 18
- File Size:
- 1932 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1987
Abstract
A mutant strain of Pseudomonas paucimobilis is utilized to effectively degrade and or remove 90-98% of cyanide, thiocyanate, toxic heavy metals and ammonia from a cyanidation mill process and mine discharge maximum of 21,000 m3/d (5.5 MGD). Homestake Mining Company?s biological wastewater treatment plant has been in full scale operation for over 2 years at the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota.
Citation
APA: (1987) Performance Of The Homestake Mining Company Biological Cyanide Degradation Wastewater Treatment Plant August 1984 - August 1986
MLA: Performance Of The Homestake Mining Company Biological Cyanide Degradation Wastewater Treatment Plant August 1984 - August 1986. Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 1987.