sea water transfer to the biggest iron and copper mines in south east of Iran

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THE PROVISION OF SEA WATER TO THE BIGGEST IRON AND COPPER MINES IN SOUTH EAST OF IRAN

Ali mehri:ProviderMozaffari.Assistant professor:Dr

October 2015

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Introduction water quality in mine industry Problems arise from using untreated water Water properties of Persian Gulf The necessity of desalination The current stage of the project Advantages disadvantages

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Introduction

The dependence of mining industry to water

Iran's position in terms of strategic mineral resources

Water consumption

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The most important Iron ore mine

The most important Iron ore mine

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The most important Copper ore mine

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The most important Copper ore mine

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water quality in mine industry

Fresh/raw waterRaw water used in mining industry is the natural water like rainwater,

groundwater and water from bodies like lakes and rivers.

Treated waterTreated water is water that has been made safe for reuse. Raw water

may be chemically polluted during the processing. Therefore, it needs treatment before reuse. Treated water is very much valuable for mining industry.

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The water cycle in a plant

Fresh watermineral

processing plant

Waste water recycling

Treated water

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Water quality Comparison

Parameters Untreated water Fresh/raw waterPH 4 – 9.9 6.1 – 8.5

TurbidityTDS 42 – 13900 51 – 13900

Hardness 22 – 2480 46 – 1640Ca+2 6.1 – 539 13 – 509Mg+2 1.6 – 125 3 – 80So4- 2.8 – 2440 2.8 – 1700Cl- 3.2 – 338 2.7 – 196F- 0 – 2.5 0 – 2.5

Na+ 1.1 – 248 1.1 – 177

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Problems arise from using untreated water

In general, water quality criteria for ore flotation are not critical. Practically any water that is free of acid, mud, or slimes, may be used.

The water used in the leaching process is similar to flotation water.

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Water properties of Persian Gulf

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The necessity of desalination

Copper smelters are usually located where better quality water is available than that used for mining, flotation, or leaching.

Considerable boiler-feed water, preferably of good quality, is needed to utilize the waste heat that is a byproduct of copper smelting.

Some distilled or zeolite treated water is used for washing cathodes.

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The current stage of the project

In the stage of

designing :

Length of path

760 km

transmitting of

about 110 million

cubic meters water

per year

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The demand of water in mining industry

water supply planed for the participating companies

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The stages of the project

THE FIRST PHASE

from Bandar Abbas Desalination Plant to Gol Gohar Mineral Complex in Sirjan

1600 mm nominal diameter steel pipeline nominal pressure from 16 to 40 bars include seven pump stations with a total power of 125MW total height of approximately 2400

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The stages of the project

THE SECOND PHASE

within Golgohar to Sarcheshmah copper mine 1300 mm diameter steel pipeline nominal pipe pressure varies from 16 to 40 bars consists of four pump stations with a total power of 50 MW height of 1,400 meters

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The stages of the project

THE THIRD PHASE

within Sarcheshmah Copper Mines to Steel Industrial Zone and Chadormalu Mining Industry

Water is pumped by 1300 and 900 mm diameter steel pipeline nominal pipe pressure varies from 16 to 40 bars

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The early stage of phase 1

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The project’s finance

Total Project Cost

Description Value (million dollar)

Costs of first part 4000

Costs of second part 1285.7

Cost of third part 1257.1

Total costs of the project 6542.8

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Advantages

Supplying the

water of iron

and copper

mines

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Advantages

Water used for

drinking water of

50 cities and 200

villages

Seawater desalination in Bandar Abbas

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disadvantages

What issues will follow seawater Consumption?1. Fish and other marine organisms are killed on the intake screens2. organisms small enough to pass through, such as plankton, fish

eggs, and larvae, are killed during processing of the salt water3. the disposal of the highly concentrated salt brine that contains

other chemicals used throughout the process.4. Energy consumption is very high , so it causes to produce

greenhouse gases.5. Damage the ecosystem and biodiversity

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