Improving the Efficiency of Biocord Technology for the Treatment of Mine Water in Cold Climate

由于采矿活动对水资源的综合利用，目前产生了大量的污染废水。在金矿公司中，使用硝酸铵燃料油（ANFO）进行爆炸和氰化物进行贵金属回收通常会导致金属阳离子和含氧阴离子溶解，导致含有硫氰酸盐（SCN-），氰酸盐（OCN-），氨（NH 4+），重金属和准金属的高度污染的废水。通过该项目，工业资源技术中心（CTRI）将与Bishop Water Technologies Inc.合作。评估一项名为“BiocordTM "的新技术，以消除采矿废水中的氮基化合物，该化合物已被证明对生态系统有负面影响。这项正在进行的研究项目的数据将为Bishop Water提供对潜在技术的深入了解，这些技术将有助于行业在遵守严格法规的同时有效处理采矿业中的氮基化合物（NBCs）。

Considering versatile utilization of water in mining activities, huge amount of contaminated effluent is currently produced. In gold mine compagnies, the use of Ammonia Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) for detonation and cyanide for precious metal recovery is generally leading to metal cations and oxyanions dissolution resulting in a highly contaminated effluent containing thiocyanate (SCN-), cyanate (OCN-), ammonia (NH4+), heavy metals and metalloids. Through this project, the Centre Technologique des Résidus Industriels (CTRI) will work with Bishop Water Technologies Inc. to assess a new technology named ''BiocordTM'' in order to eliminate N-based compounds from mining effluents which has proven to have negative impacts on the ecosystem. The data of this ongoing research project will provide Bishop Water with insight into potential technology that will help industry efforts to effectively treat N-based compounds (NBCs) in mining industry while respecting stringent regulations.