Abstract
We characterized the sulfur geochemistry and microbial community structure of seven circumneutral wastewaters from two Canadian nickel mines collected in summer, winter, and spring, in 2014 and 2015. We also established and characterized sulfur oxidizing enrichments for these wastewater samples in two pH corrals of 7–5 and 5–3. Mine 1 exhibited lower contents of total soluble sulfur compounds and reactive soluble sulfur compounds (oxidation state 80%) in the moderately acidic enrichment communities. A further pH dependent shift occurred from Halothiobacillus spp. dominating the pH 7–5 enrichments to Thiomonas spp. dominating the pH 5–3 enrichments. These results provide putative biological indicators for better prediction and management of sulfur processes and AMD onset in mining wastewaters.
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