Tailings Disposal, Generation of Acidity from Pyrrhotite and Limestone Neutralization of Wastewater at Falconbridge's Onaping Mines
- Organization:
- Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
- Pages:
- 6
- File Size:
- 3821 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1971
Abstract
The Strathcona mine, with a large new underground operation and concentrator, was recently brought into\ production by Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. The tailings disposal and water utilization problems at Strathcona are described in this paper, with sections devoted to the Moose Lake watershed system, tailing impounds, the construction of dams and the operation of the Moose Lake neutralization plant for the elimination of acidity, including the equipment used.
Citation
APA: (1971) Tailings Disposal, Generation of Acidity from Pyrrhotite and Limestone Neutralization of Wastewater at Falconbridge's Onaping Mines
MLA: Tailings Disposal, Generation of Acidity from Pyrrhotite and Limestone Neutralization of Wastewater at Falconbridge's Onaping Mines. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 1971.