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[환경] Tracing Mine Water Flows in a Dolomite Quarry, South Africa, Using Hydrochemistry and Stable Isotopes
남아프리카공화국 국외연구자료 연구보고서 - Mine Water and the Environment 발간일 : 2024-05-23 등록일 : 2024-05-30 원문링크
South Africa has a growing population, a relatively dry climate, and abundant mining activity, all of which increase the importance of water management. The Mooiplaas Dolomite Quarry, south east of Pretoria, has been mining metallurgical grade dolomite since 1969, within the productive karst aquifers of the Malmani Subgroup, Transvaal Supergroup. This study was conducted to elucidate the flow of water around the site, including the mine water and groundwater. The site was investigated by sampling precipitation, surface water, groundwater, and mine water for hydrochemical and stable isotope analysis from 2011 to 2017, totalling over 400 samples. Levels of nitrate in groundwater and mine water were marginally above drinking water limits, from explosives residues, and ammonia in the nearby Hennops River was unacceptably high due to municipal sewage outfalls, but otherwise, water quality was very good. Alkalinity from rock weathering, aided by crushing of dolomite, was the main control on water chemistry. Combined analysis of dissolved matter (TDS, nitrate, Mg, etc.) suggested that the dewatering of the mine and resultant recharge from the slimes dams caused an aerated zone of groundwater, which mixed with regional groundwater flowing beneath the site. Stable isotopes, with an evaporated signature from the mine open water bodies, also showed how mine operations cause recharge to groundwater and subsequent seepage back into the pit lakes. The mine appears not to contaminate the regional groundwater; however, mine designs should avoid situations where process water flows via groundwater back into pits, causing excessive dewatering costs.
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