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

考虑到采矿活动中对水的综合利用，目前产生了大量的污染废水。在金矿企业中，硝酸铵燃料油(ANFO)用于起爆，氰化物用于贵金属回收，通常会导致金属阳离子和含氧阴离子溶解，产生含有硫氰酸盐(SCN-)、氰酸盐(OCN-)、氨(NH4+)、重金属和类金属的高度污染的废水。通过该项目，工业技术研究中心(CTRI)将与毕晓普水技术公司合作，评估名为“BiocordTM”的新技术，以消除采矿废水中已被证明对生态系统有负面影响的氮基化合物。这一正在进行的研究项目的数据将为毕晓普水务公司提供对潜在技术的洞察，这些技术将有助于行业努力在遵守严格法规的同时有效地处理采矿业中的含氮化合物(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.