Copper Sulfide Mining and a 2024 spill of 2 million gallons of process water at the Bagdad Mine At 13 of the 14 mines 92% water collection and treatment systems have failed to control contaminated mine seepage resulting in significant water quality impacts The Bingham Canyon Mine the largest open pit mine in the United States
Get PriceAn open pit mine is developed as a series of nested pits each larger in area than the previous pit Apushbackis the removal of material required to proceed from one pit to the next The revenue from the ore must pay for the cost of excavating the waste from the pushback and for excavating the ore
Get PriceIn addition to exposing sulfide based ore the mining process would use cyanide and other toxins a stone s throw from one of the largest tributaries to Lake Michigan The risks to wetlands groundwater surface water the Great Lakes and the cultural legacy of the Menominee Indian Tribe are simply too great SUPPORT
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Get PriceWisconsin s Standing Rock The Back Forty Mine Project Posted by pointer April 18 2024 Aqulia Resources is in the process of creating an open pit sulfide mine along the banks of the Menominee River near Marinette The mining company has spent the last 10 years exploring the site for a mine referred to as the Back Forty Project
Get PriceOpen pit mining also known as opencast mining is a surface mining technique that extracts minerals from an open pit in the ground Open pit mining is the most common method used throughout the world for mineral mining and does not require extractive methods or tunnels This surface mining technique is used when mineral or ore deposits are
Get PriceA major risk of sulfide mining is the potential for acid mine drainage When sulfide bearing minerals are exposed to air and water they can break down creating sulfuric acid Once in motion this acid leakage can persist indefinitely and wreak havoc on aquatic ecosystems a pair of former open pit cyanide heap leach gold mines in the
Get PriceIt is primarily a zinc sulfide ore with significant lead and silver and minor amounts of gold and copper The deposit is estimated to be approximately million tons recoverable by open pit mining Mining companies are considering further exploration and are working with Oneida County s forestry department and the county s mining impact committee to obtain exploration and development leases
Get PriceIn the case of open pit mining the most profitable pit will be the so called ultimate pit that is the biggest pit that will allow resources to be extracted maximizing profit and its volume will define the mining reserves The process of calculating the ultimate pit this is translating resources to reserves is called optimization
Get PriceIf sulfide ore or sulfide tailings are exposed to water and air during mining a chemical reaction creates sulfuric acid basically battery acid There has never been a sulfide mine that has not polluted nearby water resources Pollution from sulfide mining is very expensive to fix and a burden for taxpayers
Get PriceThe entire planned Back Forty open pit mine and Tailings Waste Rock Management Facility basins TWRMF hinge on a single underlying assumption that the State of Michigan will agree to a proposed LAND SWAP with Aquila Resources The proposed land exchange threatens critical habitat including threatened and endangered species
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Get PriceAquila Resources a Canadian mining company is seeking permits for the Back Forty Project adjacent to the Menominee River near the town of Stephenson Michigan This open pit sulfide mine would use cyanide to extract and process ore gold zinc copper and silver on site Wastewater would be discharged into the Menominee River
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Get PriceMay 6 2022May 6 2024 Mining Geologic Materials as Energy Sources Open pit mining or open cast mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow This form of mining differs from extractive methods that require tunneling into the earth such as long wall mining
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Get PriceThe open pit sulfide mine would operate on 83 acres and its pit would be 2 000 feet by 2 500 feet and 750 feet deep according to the company The life of the mine is planned
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Get PriceFeb 17 2021Open pit mining is applied to disseminated ore bodies or steeply dipping veins or seams where the mining advance is toward increasing depths Backfilling usually occurs until the pit is completed even then the high cost of filling these pits with all of the waste removed at the end of the mine life would seriously risk the project s economics
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