Table 4: Particle characterization of the mine tailings.
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Kantoma1 |
KantomaC |
Caha1 |
CahaC |
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Sieve no |
Diameter |
Soil % Passing |
Soil % Passing |
Soil % Retained |
Soil % Retained |
Soil % Passing |
Soil % Retained |
Soil % Passing |
Soil % Retained |
#4 |
4.75 |
1.40 |
0.00 |
100 |
98.63 |
2.6 |
97.4 |
0.2 |
99.8 |
#10 |
2.00 |
1.40 |
3.00 |
96.97 |
97.26 |
5.8 |
91.6 |
14.7 |
85.1 |
#20 |
0.85 |
19.20 |
24.20 |
72.73 |
78.06 |
25.6 |
66.0 |
25 |
60.1 |
#40 |
0.425 |
9.60 |
6.10 |
66.67 |
68.46 |
11.5 |
54.5 |
10 |
50.1 |
#60 |
0.25 |
27.40 |
6.10 |
60.61 |
41.06 |
28.2 |
26.3 |
10 |
40.1 |
#80 |
0.18 |
12.30 |
21.20 |
39.40 |
28.76 |
12.2 |
14.1 |
15 |
25.1 |
#100 |
0.15 |
17.70 |
15.20 |
24.24 |
11.06 |
9 |
5.1 |
10 |
15.1 |
#200 |
0.075 |
11.0 |
24.20 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
15 |
0.1 |
Pan |
|
0.08 |
|
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
Total |
|
100.08 |
|
100.08 |
|
100.08 |
|
100.0 |
|
Gravel % |
|
2.80 |
|
3 |
|
8.40 |
|
6.00 |
|
Sand % |
|
86.2 |
|
72.8 |
|
86.5 |
|
81.0 |
|
Fines % |
|
11 |
|
24.2 |
|
5.10 |
|
13 |
|
D75 |
|
0.65 |
0.94 |
1.15 |
1.55 |
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D60 |
|
0.37 |
0.26 |
0.6 |
0.85 |
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D30 |
|
0.19 |
0.18 |
0.28 |
0.2 |
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D25 |
|
0.181 |
0.163 |
0.15 |
0.18 |
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D10 |
|
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.13 |
0.125 |
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Cu |
|
2.313 |
2.60 |
3.530 |
6.8 |
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Cc |
|
0.610 |
1.246 |
0.769 |
0.376 |
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So |
|
1.900 |
2.401 |
2.213 |
2.934 |