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Hällström, Lina P. B., Gustafsson, Jon Petter (2024) The Source, Mobility and Fate of Bismuth (Bi) in Legacy Mine Waste, Yxsjöberg, Sweden. Minerals, 14 (2) doi:10.3390/min14020122

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TitleThe Source, Mobility and Fate of Bismuth (Bi) in Legacy Mine Waste, Yxsjöberg, Sweden
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AuthorsHällström, Lina P. B.Author
Gustafsson, Jon PetterAuthor
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Full ReferenceHällström, Lina P. B., Gustafsson, Jon Petter (2024) The Source, Mobility and Fate of Bismuth (Bi) in Legacy Mine Waste, Yxsjöberg, Sweden. Minerals, 14 (2) doi:10.3390/min14020122
Plain TextHällström, Lina P. B., Gustafsson, Jon Petter (2024) The Source, Mobility and Fate of Bismuth (Bi) in Legacy Mine Waste, Yxsjöberg, Sweden. Minerals, 14 (2) doi:10.3390/min14020122
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Abstract/NotesThe usage of bismuth (Bi), a critical and strategic raw material, has increased in the last 10 years. At present, the knowledge of Bi geochemistry is too limited to develop accurate mine waste and water management strategies to prevent environmental impact. Therefore, its geochemistry was studied in historical tailings in Yxsjöberg, Sweden. Intact tailings cores and shore samples were geochemically and mineralogically analyzed. Groundwater was sampled between 2016 and 2021 and analyzed for 71 elements and (SO4, F, Cl). The results were correlated with metals and dissolved organic matter (DOC), which have been previously published. The total concentrations, sequential extraction and scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM–EDS) mapping indicated that Bi had been mobilized from the primary mineral bismuthinite (Bi2S3). In the oxidized tailings from both the cores and shore, Bi was hypothesized to have adsorbed to iron (Fe) (hydr)oxides, which prohibited high concentrations of Bi leaching into the groundwater and surface water. Dissolved Bi in groundwater was significantly correlated with DOC. In surface water, dissolved Bi was transported more than 5 km from the tailings. This study indicates that Bi can become mobile from legacy mine waste due to the oxidation of bismuthinite and either be scavenged by adsorption of Fe (hydr)oxides or kept mobile in groundwater and surface water due to complexation with DOC.

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Yxsjöberg Mine, Yxsjö ore field, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden

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Yxsjöberg Mine, Yxsjö ore field, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Swedenⓘ Allanite Group, ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup, ⓘ Apatite, ⓘ Bismuthinite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Epidote, ⓘ Fluorite, ⓘ Garnet Group, ⓘ Goethite, ⓘ Granitoid, ⓘ Gypsum, ⓘ Helvine, ⓘ Hematite, ⓘ Magnetite, ⓘ Molybdenite, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Pyroxene Group, ⓘ Pyrrhotite, ⓘ Scheelite, ⓘ Skarn, ⓘ Sphalerite, ⓘ Titanite, ⓘ Wolframite Group, ⓘ Zircon

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