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• <br />Division of Minerals and Geology -Spent Ore Study <br />INTRODUCTION <br />i <br />FINAL REPORT <br />This report contains results of test work performed on various samples of mine water and spent <br />ore collected from selected mine sites in Colorado. The test program was designed to generate <br />analytical test results that could be used in a comparative study of spent ore materials collected <br />from sites with varying disposal characteristics. <br />Single contact batch leachability test experiments were performed on all of the spent ore samples <br />submitted to characterize the current leachable characteristics of each material. Analytical <br />parameters examined in leachates generated from each batch test included major ion chemistry, <br />cyanide species, and a selected set of heavy metals. In some cases, mine water samples <br />associated with spent ore materials, were also collected and analyzed for a similar set of <br />analytical parameters. <br />In addition to single contact batch tests, the leachable characteristics of two selected spent ore <br />samples were examined in more detail by conducting sequential batch tests on each. These tests <br />were comprised of multiple seyuential contacts between liyuids and solids thereby providing a <br />more detailed picture of [heir potential environmental behavior with respect to the analytical <br />parameters examined. <br />TEST MATERIALS and PREPARATION PROCEDURES <br />Mine Water Samples <br />A total of four (4) mine water samples were received in coolers on ice on 09/1 l/95. The sample <br />f.D.'s are listed in Table 1 below. <br />Table 1: Mine Water Samples <br />Sample LD. Description Chemac Lab LD. <br />Druid Heap -Water 1-Gallon Jug, unfiltered, unpreserved 95026-1 <br />Saratoga -Upper Most <br />Pond 1-Gallon Jug, unfiltered, unpreserved 95026-2 <br />P-1 Water 1-Roz plastic, <br />1-8oz plastic, unfiltered, <br />unfiltered, unpreserved <br />NaOH preserved 95026-3 <br />P-4 Water 1-8oz plastic, <br />1-8oz plastic, unfiltered, <br />unfiltered, unpreserved <br />NaOH preserved 95026-4 <br />Upon receipt, water samples were further prepared by filtering through 0.45um membrane filters <br />and appropriately preserving prior to submittal for analytical testing. NaOH preserved samples <br />for P-1 and P-4 were submitted "as is" for cyanide analysis since they had been preserved at the <br />lime of collection prior to filtering. Little to no suspended material was observed in these <br />samples. <br />CHEMAC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 1 November, 1995 <br />