Environmental Assessment of In Situ Mining

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bhappu RB ; Chase CK ; Kasper DR ; Martin HW ; Munsey LD
• Description:
  This study evaluates selective environmental impacts of two distinct in situ mining techniques. In situ leaching of uranium, porphyry copper, and native copper and in situ borehole slurry mining of uranium, sandstone, and pebble phosphate ores are the techniques and minerals investigated. The potential impacts onsite in the desert southwest (porphyry copper), Michigan (native copper), Texas and Wyoming (uranium), and Florida and North Carolina (phosphate) are discussed. The study emphasizes those impacts that are unique to in situ solution leaching and borehole slurry mining. For each of the in situ processes and associated ores investigated, the physical and chemical characteristics of the systems are described, the toxicity of the leaching solutions are presented, and the potential impacts on the environment are developed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Michigan ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Texas ; Wyoming
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  TCRC - Twin Cities Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-294
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10001617
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-106783
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB/81-106783; :1-294
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Performing Organization:
  Prc Toups
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB/81-106783
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ac1e2a357090e2aae43da7ab2d9839fa0446ad2088b02c1394a7eccb6a82936ae152e701e99ff87763c0d008d0971ff4dcd50f89de5a40ce3d83e927aeab6105
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206543/cdc_206543_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 12.42 MB ]