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Título: | Geochemistry and mineralogy of surface pyritic tailings impoundments at two mining sites of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain) |
Autor: | Arranz González, Julio César; Cala Rivero, Victoria; Iribarren Campaña, Inés | Palabras clave: | tailings impoundments trace elements geochemistry mineralogy sequential extraction Faja Pirítica Ibérica España Cueva de la Mora Minas de Riotinto Zarandas |
Fecha de publicación: | 3-jun-2011 | Editor: | Springer Nature | Citación: | Environmental Earth Sciences, vol.65, n.3, 2012, 669-680 | Resumen: | Two pyritic tailings impoundments located in two mining areas of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (Cueva de la Mora and Minas de Rı´otinto-Zarandas) were selected to asses their potential environmental impact. Mineralogical (XRD diffraction study), physico-chemical characterization (colour, particle size, pH, acid–base account, total Fe, As, Cu, Pb and Zn) as well as a speciation study (by means of a seven-step sequential extraction procedure) were performed in superficial (0–20 cm) tailings samples. Arsenic and metal contents in soils around the tailings impoundments were also studied. Zarandas dam, a reclaimed impoundment, which has been limed, partially topsoiled and planted, has supported and allowed the growth of pine trees and other plants for many years. The surface of this impoundment can be considered very acid but nonacid forming. Although total As and metal concentrations were relatively high, it is not possible to conclude that the Zarandas tailings have polluted the surrounding soils. Tailings in Cueva de la Mora showed high total and easily mobilizable concentration of toxic elements. The net neutralization potential was strongly negative as a consequence of the acid generation caused by the sulphide oxidation, the presence of secondary acid-generating minerals and the absence of neutralizing materials. Coquimbite and rhomboclase efflorescences formed during the Mediterranean dry summers on the surface of this impoundment contained very high levels of soluble As, Cu and Zn that were easily dissolved and released to the running water in the first rains of autumn | Versión del editor: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12665-011-1114-9 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/276853 | DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-011-1114-9 | ISSN: | 1866-6299 |
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