in recent years, the study of soil contamination problems surrounding the mines and smelting plants has attracted the serious attention of the environmental experts. in iran, due to the mining and mine development, the study of environmental problems seems to be obligatory. the main point of this research is the implications of the statistical and geostatistical studies to evaluate and prepare ...

Background: Industrial pollution of metals is a serious environmental concern. The presence Sarcheshmeh copper (Cu) mine and the possibility soil pollution, were primary motivations for evaluating heavy in this area. Methods: A total 171 10 sediment samples collected randomly from study area Cu, aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) determination. USEPA method was used to acid...

Transportation costs are a significant part of capital and operating costs of large open pit mines. Cost efficiency and high reliability of in pit crushing and conveying systems compared to conventional truck-shovel system makes it more appealing to be utilized in modern mining activities. In this paper the suitable location of an in pit crusher is investigated as a single hub location problem....

introduction pyrite oxidation and acid mine drainage (amd) are the serious environmental problems associated with the mining activities in sulphide ores. the rate of pyrite oxidation is governed by the availability of oxygen (borden, 2003). therefore, the identifying oxygen supplying mechanism is one of the most important issues related to the environmental assessment of waste rock dumps (cathl...

Intensified industrialization and human activities have resulted in the release of various contaminants into the environment. Among them, heavy metals are often present as a result of mining, milling and industrial manufacturing. In the present investigation, bulk concentrations Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Fe, Ca and Al in Shur River (Iran) bed sediments and water around the Sarcheshmeh copper mine were me...

Copper-mine tailings are the residual products after the extraction of precious copper metal from copper ores, and their storage can create numerous environmental problems. Many researchers have used copper-mine tailings for the preparation of geopolymers. This paper studies the enhancement of the cementitious activity of copper-mine tailings in geopolymer systems. First, copper-mine tailings a...

Possibility of mapping the distribution of Arsenic and Chromium in a mining area was investigated using combination of (VNIR) reflectance spectroscopy and geostatistical analysis. Fifty five soil samples were gathered from a waste dump at Sarcheshmeh copper mine and VNIR reflectance spectra were measured in a laboratory. Savitzky- Golay first derivative was used as the main pre-processing metho...