Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0990845
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Mechanisms for Pyrite Oxidation Control in Acid Mine Drainage. The annual costs of acid rock drainage (ARD) management at operating sites in Australia are $120M p.a.; over 15 years, a total cost of $1.8 billion for the whole industry. There are limitations to the ability of existing systems to cope with high capacity ARD, to the long-term effectiveness of these systems and high potential costs/liability of remediation. The value of the project outcomes to industry and government will be in reduction of ARD release, well-understood long-term outcomes, reduced cost of treatments and improved control. The scale of these savings is in the tens of $M p.a. but also in potential improvements in environment (acid and toxic metals in streams), health and social quality of life in mining areas and towns.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2009
End Date: 12-2013
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $510,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Environmental Technologies | Other Chemical Sciences | Mineral Processing | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
