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OCT-29-96 TUE 12 35 Ph <br />130 <br />SHEPHEt2D i11LLER Ptlh NU. 9r0 223 <br />• D. w. Bores and 1. L. Jambes • <br />auger ad)aaatt m tad of the a piaometer npti, Properties <br />maeuod ESdttdad bulk dertsiry, partkla deasiry. porosity <br />and vtalfmm rnraenL <br />mamta! atsalym rs ttpd ro provide gtmmnxfwe eari• <br />taro d the abtmdaoee d me tviadaositunon raaetim <br />ptadtxd Thos anarym were bead ov Nc miaacopiol <br />and X-ray di~astion obawatlom t>>u U in the nun <br />sdubk 6aesiae M the taitiegs was wnuired in <br />Ca5Oa~tHaO ®verah, aM elm Fe in the tact-somble <br />4aeiov retaeraiatd in FeSOa • nFlrO trdneralc Similarly, <br />the tonl aaffite haation rhid re not rattt Soluble ras <br />idrntiBCd a! booed br pvvdte. Merurementi of demental <br />5 wen aarseted m re0ael me proasa d rtanre sulha, tltc <br />pteseem d rhii atfo re taeErased by X•rav thfhxrion <br />pancrna. /isal.tid detarteinatioia xthe !'*_-•=-: Lair <br />eramry, CaI'fME'f, vtra performed (a t5, Fa. and <br />suMmtS sa the .vcadabk hatoon hsr the pN a( the <br />raarr~radod stepcnwee. for and sulfuo-5. and for <br />efemmal S. Caltiutn and Fe roc uutvsed by acomic <br />ahr+rprian speamaphamruvy (.AAS). anA 50, by Gtivid <br />drroaumgraphy. euq t!x +xer-aohtbk ample oWined <br />from ZO•g samples rhaken b loo tel d water. Tow sWfato <br />s re dacdaed q lltpdd drvensograpnY usng avtWo <br />tBgated V a 107E oh. radium aarbouate sot®on. CarEoa- <br />are tmataaS d [he taitinp Sotidc re Onemdned as CU by <br />Bortdarl7rgj Campnry Ltd. awr:g a Coalomctric amo- <br />sstatk CVr aaafynr• <br />T~~lingpore•rmtr _ <br />Pote•wata ample wareesaaaed N flu (kld Gem nines <br />takta Gas the ntkae mere d the tailings. Cores were <br />taBecads T.82~ (3 m.) domaa thin-r+0ed aluminum <br />usbiag !e ! a Z N Ieaathr-'Ae cbra +lte at into 24rnt <br />aat900t and pose-rxcr >mnpks roe tsrraaed using the <br />itmmiaobk-ditpiev®rx mrhnique dtsibcd by Perru- <br />sat a d. (1418) tttath6ed aawdiea m S.rmt (1981). This <br />aedmyae miaimmta vamact bnweeeywe-.eta aeWles <br />and fe Oa. rhua I®itbtg ft-' oaidatiov daring <br />samFie mBemort. The app®mateiy d0 ml of ample <br />taUe+aed ham tech 26mt seams d rare .ere passed <br />through a O aipm Nta. acrd xparued iota tw aliquots: <br />ttsc re atii6cd riN 12 N NCI m a pH c1.0 for ntiov <br />arolysa, aed eha odm tress kR unav68ed for ankh aroly- <br />ua Caarttmrlaa dCa, Ma. Na, R, t'h 1'b, Za, Cd. Nt. <br />Ca. G. Ida. Fe and AI vent damnined by AAS. Sulfate <br />ra analyzed pavhroalo9y EY pretiptaeaa rith BaC>s. <br />Cbbride ra amtyad by speeaoptwtomary. Mayan rot <br />coal 'morptie C rep eobduaed ®vg a Total Carbon <br />Malym (Bcckmae Mudd 915). Scparnc subamples were <br />oho tallteted fa Geld detevminatiom d pH (Orion Ram). <br />m (Orion 96.78 phdnom skarode). speefie eenduaante <br />sd fC'. Farvus'vatt mttaadratiat re darnnimd with <br />the ptwissi® didaavtate dtntiod technique of wA7aa <br />([968). <br />ran-eras mtdym <br />The pots pr d Ne vadoss nine .as amplcd and ana• <br />lyzed using a rvotfi8adat d the tedvrique daatbed b. <br />Raattvaw avdl~n(l9as). Narterdtameto(O.tiseml <br />aaiaka vrxl cobs: hued wiN machvted brass tips were <br />drfvrn ism the ra0htB x tkpth iateMh d 10 an. PoraFas <br />Or and COs caneeetiatlom rare vteaatred M ttireNy <br />tsmveaing a Nun teodd SOSLBD ptrnaWe gas analyser m <br />cad staielessAtel robe. This portable meter pumps the gu <br />e.er a Pb•-PbO dctecmr aed thtoayJl an infrared COs gas <br />arptyser. Oiyaan coepnvatiora tae measured N nc~ field <br />ehtg a Netteaaits porubk Or aealyrer. Draeatt tubes <br />teas coed m provia an irdspmdent fkW meawremem d <br />7 ) <br />P 19 <br />Ne CO: cotrcrnaadoes. To .vitY 8eW analyps, as <br />angks wtat co0ttsad and Stead b aaakd glas battle far <br />aedysu by gas oSraeampaphy. TM boa I®t d these <br />tcdrrdquas b atiom 0.17E Vs aad OSX CO,. <br />pnrr-waur anadwndtd dam qurfuy awefyiir <br />TFi attrxy and pradssoo d tJw Wlbtgs pore-rater <br />podtmiian data tae assmxd thtouga tdnrge-0alattte <br />caltulatias x rcG at Nteugh tatay7s d blank aad tpke <br />sample. raplkate ad ;lhmple radya's aad by fptll <br />rtgslexe avalym pa(oeesed EY as tavamal laborabry. <br />Blank ssmpksandspiaad ampisammai.ing wl. Ca. Co. <br />' Co, fe. Mg. Ma, Ni.lb and Za x mecavadom rypio! d <br />those encwataed ro the acid tae subaerSed with ftea! <br />ampJes for analvfia Aaalysn dNank Samples iedttataf <br />ro lobe positi.e multi. Awlyss d 7piked arvpks itsd- <br />aced thx Ne aeearary and ptteiti[r xr aurpSahla for <br />tontrntrnke above the ttgsortcd doemea isttk. <br />Rcpliotiae of aakl anWla GdN tip +adaae acne e <br />G+nitcd by sampk .dorm. and tlsaeSbre Ady Omieed ecfd <br />tluplitare arolyw arc avaaabla. FwW rapliep aaatple <br />rcre prepared boN O tp8t teptitates and x Ctae-acrid <br />tepliata 4om m mdnidml rme. Satistioi xutyas d <br />held tluplk7w rctules ray coatltstied using d¢ method of <br />Ttrorarson ad Horaalx (1976). The teptaatm3Ttry rys <br />rated (a each of We spedes analysed mitq the reported <br />dremon snit and a 10 : Ind d ptedsion. In aB eases tM <br />krcl d rttproduabiliry ras farad m be araepubie x this <br />kreJ d Rem:m. The aptic•tampk attaiyab variahmey was <br />found to be IesS Nan that for the timrsarlet smrpla, <br />itldiCltfg NaI the Spadai miab7ry d poMrala dem6- <br />try rirhin a siegle cote ample is peak flan tba miahilby <br />in atulyrkal resola. <br />Mre4adr of wrryrrramn <br />Tbc grnchcmiol dm coikacd >t tfR held rite vee <br />vmtcrpraed rich tke ad d the egm~rium geacbemiol <br />spesiatiorJmaa trarvaer model M1NlEQ (Faun a d.. <br />1983). Tbc gcxhm®I, eget1'bNtm- taodd NrSairo e <br />eatmsi.e dare bap and'a0ors !err a artery el SrHaatt <br />gcochemid talodariom bnolvusg agveoe. Oeeoaf and <br />surd phase. The ti. tdaa rued throaghwr Nis wady <br />wre tlfost irrtorponttd in Ne Gn Ease d MIN"IEQ. <br />rhid b Fated on tlse data base d the mmpmcr node <br />wATEO7 (Bata rt d..1979). <br />In this study. the deatee of atvntioe of N: pore rata <br />rich respeti m a mineral phase is pescaaed as the atuntioe <br />index (SI), rhert SI A tM loo dNe pmNat date atrymte <br />acdvitim dthe vthteralmmpoorms (log I.AP) mraethe ba <br />d the egmTibritvn mieerai-wkb3ry pmdvR (b{ Kts). Si <br />values d zero indicts a syrtem x tquWEAUm wiW dsa <br />mineral phase. mpti.e .aloes ied~ti mtderamation, <br />and postti.e .eL.ca indlare apeaamrxiPS. Oaotharmvl <br />equilbriotn akvbtiom parformcd ttsleg compata codes <br />such n MINTED do rot mndusi.ely pore tM prepeee er <br />abxroe d primer. yr secondary solid phase. ba Mier <br />provide an intliodon d eM tmSdettcy br a teaeriea m <br />occur. <br />RESULTS AI'D) Dl7[USS1ON <br />Charaaerrtarion of the initld cortd6ion oJrhe railing <br />An importaet aspect of the starry of the geochemi7- <br />try of inatuve tailing ~pounthnrats c the assas- <br />e. <br />L <br />t7 <br />as <br />CI• <br />Dt <br />P <br />Oa <br />v: <br />th. <br />Q <br />sat <br />on <br />D. <br />d. <br />AC <br />mr <br />br <br />Fe <br />- ~I <br />f <br />d. <br />ra <br />a2 <br />sal• <br />(w <br />(fe <br />(~ <br />rati <br />(C <br />A <br />oft <br />oat <br />fire <br />itlr <br />art <br />alto <br />alts <br />bon <br />E <br />up <br />bet <br />sith <br />eau <br />mv~ <br />the <br />day <br />tom <br />s r< <br />