

Geoelectric Zoning and Chemical Composition of the Molybdenum Deposit Tailings (Village of Vershino-Shakhtaminsky, Trans-Baikal Territory)
https://doi.org/10.18412/1816-0395-2024-8-48-53
Abstract
A study of the Shakhtaminskoe tailings dump of the molybdenum deposit (village of Vershino-Shakhtaminsky, Trans-Baikal Territory) was carried out using the electrical tomography method with verification by geochemical testing. It has been shown that waste corresponds to a medium with a resistance of 1–300 Ohm·m. The location of the fault zone at the base of the storage facility has been clarified. The body of the technogenic system has been contoured, the resources of valuable and toxic elements are calculated.
About the Authors
N.V. YurkevichRussian Federation
Cand. Sci. Geol.-Mineral), Deputy Director
N.V. Yurkevich
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Director
S.S. Volynkin
Russian Federation
Research Scientist
S.I. Starostina
Russian Federation
Research Engineer
K.Yu. Tulisova
Russian Federation
Research Engineer
A.K. Smyshliaeva
Russian Federation
Student
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Yurkevich N., Yurkevich N., Volynkin S., Starostina S., Tulisova K., Smyshliaeva A. Geoelectric Zoning and Chemical Composition of the Molybdenum Deposit Tailings (Village of Vershino-Shakhtaminsky, Trans-Baikal Territory). Ecology and Industry of Russia. 2024;28(8):48-53. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18412/1816-0395-2024-8-48-53