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Investigating the Geochemical Model for Molybdenum Mineralization in the JEB Tailings Management Facility at McClean Lake, Saskatchewan: An X‐ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study

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dc.contributor.authorBlanchard, Peter
dc.contributor.authorHayes, John
dc.contributor.authorGrosvenor, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorRowson, John
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Kebbi
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Caitlin
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-01T20:49:18Z
dc.date.available2018-05-01T20:49:18Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe geochemical model for Mo mineralization in the JEB Tailings Management Facility (JEB TMF), operated by AREVA Resources Canada at McClean Lake, Saskatchewan, was investigated using X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Spectroscopy (XANES), an elemental-specific technique that is sensitive to low elemental concentrations. Twenty five samples collected during the 2013 sampling campaign from various locations and depths in the TMF were analyzed by XANES. Mo K-edge XANES analysis indicated that the tailings consisted primarily of Mo6+ species: powellite (CaMoO4), ferrimolybdite (Fe2(MoO4)3·8H2O), and molybdate adsorbed on ferrihydrite (Fe(OH)3 − MoO4). A minor concentration of a Mo4+ species in the form of molybdenite (MoS2) was also present. Changes in the Mo mineralization over time were inferred by comparing the relative amounts of the Mo species in the tailings to the independently measured aqueous Mo pore water concentration. It was found that ferrimolybdite and molybdate adsorbed on ferrihydrite initially dissolves in the TMF and precipitates as powellite.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNSERCen_US
dc.identifier.citationEnviron. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49, 6504−6509en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10388/8545
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_US
dc.titleInvestigating the Geochemical Model for Molybdenum Mineralization in the JEB Tailings Management Facility at McClean Lake, Saskatchewan: An X‐ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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