Environmental Assessment of Water Quality Affected by Mine Drainage from Tailings Dam in the Sambo Pb-Zn Mine

Kyung Wook Yoon, Myung Chae Jung, Jeong Wook Kim, Soon Won Jeon, Su Ho Han,  Jin Soo Lee, Won Hyun Ji and Oh Hoon Kwon

doi:10.32390/ksmer.2020.57.1.012

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Environmental Assessment of Water Quality Affected by Mine Drainage from Tailings Dam in the Sambo Pb-Zn Mine 삼보광산 광산폐기물 적치장의 침출수 발생현황 및 하류수계의 오염도 평가

February 2020. pp. 12-23

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Abstract

This study was focused on evaluating mine drainage that has leached out from a tailings dam in the Sambo Pb–Zn mine in South Korea. The effluent water exceeded the environmental water quality guidelines for Al, Cd, Fe, Mn, Ni, Zn, and F. In addition to stream waters being influenced by the mining effluent, concentrations of Cd, Mn, Pb, Zn, and F were also found to exceed the guidelines for agricultural usage and the maximum allowable concentrations permitted by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) were found. Furthermore, sediment samples taken in the study area also contained elevated levels of these metals. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that remediation programs be established in the study area, including a water treatment system.

Keywords

Sambo mine

tailings dam

mine drainage

stream water

sediment remediation

이 연구에서는 삼보광산 광물찌꺼기 적치장에서 발생하는 침출수에 의한 하류 수계 오염도를 평가하였다. 침출수는 Al, Cd, Fe, Mn, Ni, Zn, F 등의 항목이 기준치를 초과하고 있으며, 하천수는 건기에 오염부하가 높으며, Cd, Mn, Pb, Zn, F 등의 항목이 농업용수 수질기준 및 FAO 최대 권고치를 초과하는 것으로 확인되어 농업용수로 활용이 부적합한 것으로 확인되었다. 퇴적토는 전체 구간에서 약간 나쁨에서 매우 나쁨 단계로 확인되어 추가적인 조사 및 관리 등의 조치가 필요한 상황으로 판단된다. 또한 내리지역보다 상리지역에서 오염부하가 높으며, 오염물질이 하류로 확산되는 경향이 높기 때문에 해당지역의 수처리시설 개선 및 적절한 광해방지사업이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

키워드

삼보광산

광산폐기물 적치장

침출수

하천수

퇴적토

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Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Publisher(Ko) :한국자원공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
Volume : 57
No :1
Pages :12-23
Received Date :2019. 12. 17
Revised Date :2020. 01. 07
Accepted Date : 2020. 02. 21
DOI :https://doi.org/10.32390/ksmer.2020.57.1.012

Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers ISSN:2288-0291(Print) 2288-2790(Online) 한국자원공학회지

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