Cyanidation of mercury-rich tailings in artisanal and small-scale gold mining: Identifying strategies to manage environmental risks in Southern Ecuador

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1125-1133

  Velásquez López, Patricio C ^a,b   Veiga, Marcelo M ^b   Klein, Bern ^b   Shandro, Janis A ^b   Hall, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE MACHALA   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artisanal gold mining; Cyanidation; Mercury contamination; Mercury rich tailings; Southern Ecuador

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BOTTLES; CYANIDES; DISSOLUTION; GOLD MINES; LEACHING; MINERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TANKS (CONTAINERS); ZINC;

ARTISANAL GOLD MININGS; CYANIDATION; ECUADOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; GOLD PROCESSING; MERCURY CONTAMINATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOLID MATERIAL;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

EID: 79954675826     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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