Tree water uptake relies on well-developed root systems. However, mine wastes can restrict root growth, in particular metalliferous mill tailings, which consist of the finely crushed ore that remains after valuable metals are removed. Thus, water stress could limit plantation success in reclaimed mine lands. This study evaluates the effect of substrates varying in quality (topsoil, overburden, ...

Application of municipal biosolids to mine tailings can enhance revegetation success, but may cause adverse environmental impacts, such as increased leaching of NO3- and metals to ground water. Kinetic weathering cells were used to simulate geochemical weathering to determine the effects of biosolid amendment on (i) pH of leachate and tailings, (ii) leaching of NO3- and SO4(2-), (iii) leaching ...

Mexico is characterized as a mining country since it the world’s main silver producer. During its extraction, wastewater (mining tailings) generated which contains cyanide and heavy metals. The purpose of this research was to determine whether bacterial consortium isolated from tailings dam can use source nitrogen carbon carry out biodegradation. study determined effects three physicochemical f...

The use of stress–deformation analyses to evaluate the characteristics possible static liquefaction events is rapidly becoming norm for tailings dams exposed such risk. Ideally, those should be based on constitutive models that incorporate fundamental mechanics problem, are able perform robustly in commercial numerical platforms and simple calibrate. A model aims fulfil specification proposed. ...