The study of the effect of long term water cover on the mill tailings of the Silver Lake Mill # 1, near Silverton, Colorado.

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dc.contributor.author	Vardy, Renee L.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-11-19T21:48:35Z
dc.date.available	2009-11-19T21:48:35Z
dc.date.issued	2009-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Vardy, Renee L.(2009). The Study of the Effect of Long Term Water Cover on the Mill Tailings of the Silver Lake mill , near Silverton, Colorado. In Proceedings: 5th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p. 62-63	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/2311
dc.description	Forth Place winner of oral presentations at the 5th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, May 1, 2009.	en_US
dc.description	Research completed at the Geology Department, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Mining and milling of metals were the primary industries in the study area for most of the late 1800's into theearly 1900's. Wastes from the mining and milling processes are abundant in the area and present significant threats to the environment. Abandoned in 1900, the Silver Lake Mill is located on Silver Lake, southeast of Silverton, CO. Tailings (mill wastes) are located above and below the lake level providing an excellent location to study long term water cover of mill tailings. The project included water samples from the lake, its outlet and inlets plus tailings samples above and below water level. These samples were used to determine if the lake was contaminated and if so, it's source. Field parameters of pH, conductivity, temperature, and dissolved oxygen were observed. Samples were analyzed for Al, Fe, Cu, Ni, Zn, Cd, and Pb. All parameters except Ni were found in the lake but neither the inlets nor the outlets had high enough metals concentrations to be the sole contributor. Examination of these results show that the lake holds contaminated water with increasing metal concentration at depth. It also reveals that the source of contamination is primarily transfer from the submerged tailings. Lastly, it shows that the contamination is generally contained within the lake.	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Wichita State University. Graduate School	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	GRASP	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	v.5	en_US
dc.title	The study of the effect of long term water cover on the mill tailings of the Silver Lake Mill # 1, near Silverton, Colorado.	en_US
dc.type	Conference paper	en_US