Abstract
The paste pH test (1 part solid: 2 parts water) is one method used to determine the acidic nature of a rock/soil sample. In conjunction with kinetic NAG testing a classification scheme has been developed for the Cypress Prospect within the Stockton coal mining region, West Coast, New Zealand. Samples having a paste pH of pH 5.0) for samples classified PAF indicated that they have a short-term acid neutralization capacity (ANC) that is greater than the readily available short-term acid generating capacity of the sample. This resulted in a time lag (2 - 356 minutes) prior to decrease to pH 4 in the kinetic NAG test. Samples having a paste pH > 6.0 typically produced a longer lag period than those with a paste pH of 5 - 6. As previous researchers have demonstrated this represents a lag period prior to the onset of laboratory acid rock drainage in larger column leach tests. These results have direct application to strategic mine planning at the proposed Cypress mine including separating waste rock into immediate acid generators (high management priority) from acid generators with a lag to acid formation (lower priority) and non-acid forming. Field validation of this classification system is still needed.
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