SurfMin: coal mine waste
OSM
Library Number: 196 Date to NTIS: 03/29/90
NTIS
Accession No: PB90-195306/AS NTIS List Price: 15.00
CFR
Citation: 30 CFR 816.81-816.84
Title
of Report:
EFFECTIVENESS
OF OSM [OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING] REGULATIONS IN PREVENTING
GROUNDWATER
CONTAMINATION FROM COAL WASTE PILES (Undated). 33 pp. (PEDCo
Environmental,
Inc., Cincinnati OH)
(See
OSM Library Report No. 201)
Performing
Organization Name and Address:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45246
Type of
Report: Interim Report-Literature
Review and Analysis
Abstract:
Report
presents literature review and analysis which identify past and ongoing
efforts
related to impact of coal waste piles on ground-water quality. A large
number
of abstracts were received and only a small fraction were directly
related
to ground-water impacts caused by coal waste disposal. The results and
conclusions
of research efforts reported in pertinent citations are summarized
and
included in abstracts. Also the review
will identify those constituents and
properties
of coal waste most likely to impact ground-water quality and should
be
measured during monitoring.
Keywords:
COAL
MINE WASTE
OSM REGULATIONS
GROUNDWATER
CONTAMINATION
Author(s): (Unknown)
OSM
Library Number: 201 Date to NTIS: 03/16/90
NTIS
Accession No: PB90-197690 NTIS List Price: 15.00
CFR
Citation: 30 CFR 816.71-816.73
Title
of Report:
EFFECTIVENESS
OF OSM REGULATIONS IN PREVENTING GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION FROM
COAL
WASTE PILES (1983). 26 pp.
Performing
Organization Name and Address:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Type of
Report: Comprehensive Final Report
Abstract:
Report
presents broad-based criteria to reduce total number of potential sites
to a
manageable level by compiling a list of potential sites and general
information
on each site. Report identifies
criteria for selection of 10
candidate
sites for ground-water monitoring including information on each
potential
site and identifies criteria for selection of 2 sites for actual
ground-water
monitoring. Report concluded that coal
preparation waste piles are
designed,
constructed, and operated in accordance with the regulations and those
constructed
prior to the regulations would require evaluation.
Keywords:
COAL
MINE WASTE
OSM
REGULATIONS
GROUNDWATER
CONTAMINATION
Author(s): (Unknown)
OSM
Library Number: 201 Date to NTIS:
03/16/90
NTIS
Accession No: PB90-197690 NTIS List Price: 15.00
CFR
Citation: 30 CFR 816.71-816.73
Title
of Report:
EFFECTIVENESS
OF OSM REGULATIONS IN PREVENTING GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION FROM
COAL
WASTE PILES (1983). 26 pp.
Performing
Organization Name and Address:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Type of
Report: Comprehensive Final Report
Abstract:
Report
presents broad-based criteria to reduce total number of potential sites
to a
manageable level by compiling a list of potential sites and general
information
on each site. Report identifies
criteria for selection of 10
candidate
sites for ground-water monitoring including information on each
potential
site and identifies criteria for selection of 2 sites for actual
ground-water
monitoring. Report concluded that coal
preparation waste piles are
designed,
constructed, and operated in accordance with the regulations and those
constructed
prior to the regulations would require evaluation.
Keywords:
COAL
MINE WASTE
OSM
REGULATIONS
GROUNDWATER
CONTAMINATION
Author(s): (Unknown)
OSM
Library Number: 273 Date to NTIS: 06/15/90
NTIS
Accession No: PB90-235771/AS NTIS List Price: 23.00
CFR
Citation: 30 CFR 816.81-816.83
Title
of Report:
CHEMICAL
TESTS FOR NUTRIENT AND TRACE ELEMENT AVAILABLE IN COAL-CLEANING WASTES:
DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS BASED ON ROUTINE SOIL
TESTS (1982). 127 pp.
Performing
Organization Name and Address:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
60201.
Type of
Report: Final Report
Abstract:
Study
relates to utilization of soil tests for determining characterization of
coal-cleaning
wastes evaluated by lab and greenhouse procedures. Study
concludes
soil test procedure can be applied to coal wastes but results are not
always
interpreted in same manner as for soil.
Classical soil model for
"available"
water determined from water retention curves found to be applicable
to coal
wastes unless sgle-val water constants.
Testing of unlimed coal wastes
recommended
only for classification purposes and not generally useful to
evaluation
of wastes as medium for plant growth.
Results of other tests are
provided.
Keywords:
COAL
MINE WASTE
TRACE
ELEMENT AVAILABILITY
SOIL
TESTS
Author(s):
(Unknown)
OSM
Library Number: 552 Date to NTIS: 02/06/90
NTIS
Accession No: PB90-167347/AS NTIS List Price: 17.00
CFR
Citation: 30 CFR 816.81-816.84
Title
of Report:
UNDRAINED
SHEAR STRENGTH OF PARTIALLY SATURATED COMBINED COAL REFUSE (1986). 80
pp.
Performing
Organization Name and Address:
University of Kentucky (Civil Engineering),
Lexington, KY 40506
Type of
Report: First Annual Report
Abstract:
Report
describes the process to determine undrained shear strength of partially
saturated
combined refuse. Large number of
unconfined and triaxial compression
tests
were performed on samples taken from different parts of the Eastern Coal
Field. Results plotted as a series of Kf lines in a
p-q diagram, showed that
location
of Kf lines depends strongly on moisture content and that, unlike
coarse
refuse or undrained shear strength, Kf line is not straight. Curved Kf
line
indicated angle of internal friction of combined stress decreases with
increase
in confining pressures.
Keywords:
COAL
MINE WASTE
DISPOSAL
FACILITIES
UNDRAINED
SHEAR STRENGTH
Author(s):
Huang,
Yang H.
Li, Junli
OSM
Library Number: 553 Date to NTIS: 02/06/90
NTIS
Accession No: PB90-167354 NTIS List Price: 23.00
CFR
Citation: 30 CFR 816.81-816.84
Title
of Report:
STRENGTH
AND CONSOLIDATION CHARACTERISTICS OF FINE COAL REFUSE (1987). 116 pp.
Performing
Organization Name and Address:
University of Kentucky (Civil
Engineering) Lexington, KY 40506
Type of
Report: Second Annual Report
Abstract:
Report
describes process to determine undrained shear strength and consolidation
characteristic
of fine refuse. A large number of
unconfined compression,
triaxial
compression and one-dimension consolidation tests were performed on
samples
taken from different parts of the Eastern Coal Field. The results of
this
study show that the fine refuse has a high co-efficient of consolidation
and can
be consolidated very quickly.
Therefore, the use of consolidation,
rather
than compaction as a means of fine refuse disposal, should be further
explored.
Keywords:
COAL
MINE WASTE
DISPOSAL
FACILITIES
UNDRAINED
SHEAR STRENGTH
Author(s):
Huang,
Yang H.
Li,
Junli
Weeratunga,
Gamini
OSM
Library Number: 538 Date to NTIS: 06/14/90
NTIS
Accession No: PB90-239658 NTIS List Price:
17.00
CFR
Citation: 30 CFR 816.81-816.83
Title
of Report:
STRENGTH
AND CONSOLIDATION CHARACTERISTICS OF COAL REFUSE FOR DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION
OF DISPOSAL FACILITIES (1987). 75 pp.
Performing
Organization Name and Address:
University of Kentucky (Civil
Engineering), Lexington,
KY
40506-0046
Type of
Report: Final Report - Applications of
Research Findings
Abstract:
Report
describes extensive sampling, testing, and analyses of coal refuse
obtained
from 6 states in Northern Appalachia.
Study established correlation
between
index properties (determined easily & inexpensively) and
"undrained"
strength
of materials (more expensive & time-consuming to determine). Results
suggest
advantages of using consolidation v. compaction for proper placement of
fine
refuse material and that limiting maximum moisture content of combined or
fine
refuse in waste embankment and keeping construction at lower rate are very
critical
for stability of embankment construction with or on fine refuse.
Keywords:
COAL
MINE WASTE
DISPOSAL
FACILITIES
UNDRAINED
SHEAR STRENGTH
Author(s):
Huang,
Yang H.
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Title
of Report:
FATE OF
METALS IN SURFACE WATERS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE BASIN, IDAHO (1996) 73pp.
Performing
Organization Name and Address:
Bureau
of Mines.
Type of
Report: Report of investigations (RI
9620)
Abstract:
The
surface waters of Moon Creek and the lower Coeur d'Alene River were sampled
to
investigate the fate of metals from mine waste. Most metals entering Moon
Creek
originate from a seep discharging acidic, metal-laden ground water. A
mass
balance constructed from the seep area was solved using a
conservative-nonconservative
pair of elements (Al-Zn). Concurrent
with the
precipitation
of Al and Fe hydroxides, transition metals are scavenged in the
following
order: Pb > > Cu > Mn > Zn = Cd.
Goechemical modeling indicates that
this scavenging
is not a result of transition metal precipitation. Adsorption
modeling
onto Al and Fe hydroxides is consistent with observed trends.
Downstream
of the source metals, two tracers (Si and sulfate) were used to
deconvolve
the attentuation of metals into a physical dilution component and
biogeochemical
removal. Dilution by Pine Creek and
North Fork of the Coeur
d'Alene
River was the primary factor governing decreases in metal concentrations
in the
Coeur d'Alene River. The increases in
pH and suspended matter
concentrations
also enhanced Zn adsorption.
Keyword(s):
Metals
Seep
area
Mine
waste
Author(s):
Anthony J.
Paulson
NTIS
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Title
of Report:
TREATMENT
OF FLUVIALLY DEPOSITED STREAMSIDE MINE WASTE--MATERIAL FROM NINE MILE
CREEK,
IDAHO (1996) 67pp.
Performing
Organization Name and Address:
United
States Department of Energy - Spokane Research Center
Type of
Report: Report of Investigations (RI
9631)
Abstract:
The
size separation of flood plain material contaminated with mine waste was
tested
to determine if the interaction of water flow with geochemical processes
could
be changed sufficiently to reduce release rates of metals in a manner that
would
allow on-site disposal of all material as the sole remediation action.
Size
separation reduced Zn release by 60% over a 270-day period, partially by
changing
hydrogeochemical conditions and partially by the flushing action of the
wet-separation
process. Since Pb was controlled by
anglesite solubility,
reduced
sulfate concentrations in the segregated material actually resulted in
increased
Pb release. The initial release of
metals from the gravel fraction
seemed
to be controlled by adhered fines, even though the wet-separation process
removed
more of this finer material.
In
ancillary separation tests, aggressive water treatment of the coarser
fraction
was required to limit initial metal release.
This treatment involved
thoroughly
removing the finer fraction. Gravity
separation of the finest
fraction
produced a concentrate high in Pb. In
contrast, conventional flotation
to
remove sulfide minerals was ineffective because the material had been
weathered
and heavily oxidized on the flood plain.
Keywords:
Sampling
methods
Geochemical
modelling
Mine
waste
Separation
tests
Water
treatment
Author(s)
Anthony J.
Paulson, Robert Balderrama, Eric Zahl, and Ryan L. Cox
NTIS
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Title
of Report:
TREATMENT
OF FLUVIALLY DEPOSITED STREAMSIDE MINE WASTE: MATERIAL FROM CANYON
CREEK,
IDAHO. 54pp.
Performing
Organization Name and Address:
United
States Department of Energy. Spokane
Research Center.
Type of
Report: Report of Investigations 9633
Abstract:
Three
mine-waste contaminated materials from the flood plain of Canyon Creek,
ID,
were separated by size to determine if the amount of on-site metal release
could
be reduced. Comparing weighted-average
metal release of damp-screened,
sized
fractions with metal release from original materials suggested that
separation
marginally reduced metal releases. In
contrast, wet screening of all
three
material types led to significant reductions in metal release without
removing
any solid material. However, the
results from some column leaching
tests
suggest that some of these effects may be only temporary.
Decreases
in metal releases as a result of removing the finer fraction were
greatest
when the mineralogical characteristics of the size fraction remaining
on-site
were significantly different from those of the material removed. Wet
screening
and removal of 23% of the mass as -2-mm fines from alluvium from below
the
mine waste resulted in decreases of Zn releases by 65% and Cd releases by
80%. Screening reworked tailings from the
streambed removed 53% of the mass
smaller
than -19.5 mm and reduced Zn and Cd releases by 85% and 88%,
respectively. The similar mineralogical characteristics
among the size
fractions
minimized the benefits of separating fluvially deposited tailings.
Keyword(s):
Sampling
methods
Mine
waste
Released
metals
Wet
screening
Tailings
Author(s):
Anthony J. Paulson, Robert Balderrama, and Eric Zahl