Leachability of Arsenic and Heavy Metals from Mine ...
Nov 17, 2009· 1. Introduction. Mining operations generally produce many types of mine wastes, including mine tailings, waste rock and slag. Mine tailings out of those, in particular, act as a main source of environmental contamination [].Arsenic (As) and heavy metals may be released from the mine wastes to the ground and surface water systems, as well as the geological environment due to their .