Affiliation:
1. Amec Foster Wheeler, London, UK
2. School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
Abstract
Material characterisation and process monitoring in particulate media can be enhanced by measuring electric properties. In this study, temporal changes in electrical resistivity were recorded during the sedimentation of gold and copper mine tailings (i.e. crushed rock particles deposited as a slurry). A small sedimentation column, fitted with four sets of electrodes, was used to perform undrained settling tests on slurries with solid contents over the range 50–65%. It was observed that during sedimentation, the electrical resistivity increased to a constant steady-state value as the porosity of the slurry decreased. The data were modelled using Archie’s law to highlight the effect of pore fluid resistivity, porosity and tortuosity on the bulk resistivity of the tailings mass.
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Nature and Landscape Conservation,Geochemistry and Petrology,Waste Management and Disposal,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology,Water Science and Technology,Environmental Chemistry,Environmental Engineering
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