Investigation of the Mine-ability of Mongolian Phosphate deposits in view of Economic and Environmental future prospects

Abstract

From an environmental point of view, Compared to the 15 different origin of phosphate mining’s toxic metal concentrations, the Burenkhan first deposit content of arsenic is two times higher, lead 0.18 times lower,while uranium six times lower, and strontium is again 0.27 times lower. The biggest environmental problem is related to the phosphogypsum (PG) stacks. PG stacks usually contains heavy metals and metalloids. Furthermore, gypsum stacks are covering a lot of areas and it requires monitoring to avoid failure. There is some utilization of PG stacks to make good quality products by using advanced technology.