Edraki, Mansour ， Baumgartl, Thomas ， Mulligan, David ， Fegan, Warwick ， Munawar, Ali
2019-02-17 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINING RECLAMATION AND ENVIRONMENT 2019 33(卷), 2(期), (133-147页)
This study investigated an uncapped tailings storage facility in a semi-arid subtropical climate, with the aim of understanding the hydro-geochemical processes controlling the seepage water quality and the dispersion/attenuation of metals and metalloids within the tailings and through a constructed wetland. While direct re-vegetation helped to stabilize the surface of tailings, development of an oxidation front in the tailings resulted in high sulphate and arsenic concentrations in the seepage. The findings of this study will assist maximizing the efficiency of any future passive treatment system on site and provide useful information for similar tailings closure strategies elsewhere.