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Study of the Mineralogical Composition of the Tailings of Coscotitlán, Hidalgo, México

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Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2018 (TMS 2018)

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This study shows the characterization of tailings from the mining district of Coscotitlán, State of Hidalgo, Mexico. Chemical analysis by Spectroscopy of atomic absorption (AAS) allowed to quantify the concentration of Fe, Mn, Zn, and Pb as the most abundant elements in the mineral sample; in addition to the presence of Sn, Te, Bi, Ni, Co, and Cd. The presence of precious metals as the Ag (64 g ton−1) and Au (0.65 g ton−1) were identified. The greater distribution of Ag was detected in particles with diameter of 74 μm. Species as pyrite (FeS2), galena (PbS) and hematite (Fe2O3) were observed in a matrix of quartz (SiO2) by Polarized Optical Microscopy (POM), these species were also identified by X-ray Diffraction (XRD). Both the elemental and mineralogical composition of tailings was corroborated by the technique Scanning Electron Microscopy - Energy Dispersive Microanalysis (SEM-EDS).

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  1. Área Académica de Ciencias de la Tierra y Materiales, Universidad Autónoma Del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo Kilómetro 4.5, 42184, Pachuca, HGO, Mexico

    R. Aislinn Michelle Teja, T. Julio Cesar Juárez, P. Martín Reyes, C. Leticia Hernández, L. Miguel Pérez & T. Raúl Moreno

  2. Área de Electromecánica Industrial, Universidad Tecnológica de Tulancingo, Camino a Ahuehuetitla 301 Col. Las Presas, 43642, Tulancingo, HGO, Mexico

    G. Mizraim Uriel Flores

  3. Catedrático CONACYT-Instituto de Metalurgia, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Sierra Leona no. 550, Lomas 2da Sección 78210, 78210, Potosí, SLP, Mexico

    D. Iván Alejandrox Reyes

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Aislinn Michelle Teja, R. et al. (2018). Study of the Mineralogical Composition of the Tailings of Coscotitlán, Hidalgo, México. In: Li, B., et al. Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2018 . TMS 2018. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72484-3_74

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