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Waste Treatment and Safety Management "Gold Mining Industry"

Project Type: Self-Initiated

Project Description

Wastewater treatment and the extraction of heavy metals (As, Fe, Cu) from the mine tailings and the integration of safety for the mining operation. In conclusion, the treatment of stored mine tailings proved to be successful. Production of 74 2 m3/day of treated water was obtained. Furthermore. treatment time took approximately 45 minutes. Finally, the overall reliability of the equipment was found to be 0.69