Serafimovski, Todor and Nikolov, Nikolajco and Konzulov, Gerasim and Tasev, Goran and Sarafiloski, Sare (2014) Influence of the Buchim copper leaching factory on the environ around the active Buchim copper mine. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference (SGEM 14), I (1). pp. 383-390. ISSN 1314-2704
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Abstract
Within this paper we are going to present a review of results for some particular contaminants
such are: Co, Cu, Cd, Al, Fe, U etc., until the 2011 as well as review of results of monitoring
(2012-2013) following the construction of the copper leaching facility. For the period covering
period 1979-2011, in marked contrast, the water from the mine used to be acidic (pH <5) and
had some dramatically high concentrations of particular elements: 75 mg/L Al, 1.16 mg/L Co,
140 mg/L Cu, 61 mg/L Mn, 0.905 mg/L U and etc. These very high values occurred within
about 3 km of the mine but the influence of the mine extends downstream. For instance, the Cu
concentrations used to be elevated (>0.5 mg/L) 24 km downstream, where the River Madenska
joins the River Bregalnica. Positive effects in regards to environmental pollution following the
construction of the leaching facility were confirmed by the results of the 2012 monitoring and
especially by the results of the 2013 monitoring. According to the monitoring in 2013,
copper values ranged from <0.01 to 1.6 mg/L Cu, silver in the range 0.001÷0.02 mg/L
Ag, ammonia 0.006÷0.90 mg/L NH4 as well as pH 4.58÷7.86, which itself speaks about
the positive effects achieved with constructions of the leaching facility and engulfed
drainage waters.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Natural sciences > Earth and related environmental sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Goran Tasev |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2014 09:40 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2014 09:40 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/10175 |
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