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Electrokinetic test results on porphyry copper mine tailings from Philex Padcal Mine, Benguet, Philippines

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
13 August 2026
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Summary

This dataset comprises results from electrokinetic (EK) leaching tests conducted under controlled laboratory conditions. The experiments were designed to investigate the recovered metals from mine tailings under electric field when exposed to twelve different solvents. The dataset includes the concentrations of metals leached at the end of each experiment, as well as the pH of the tailings following the leaching treatment. The porphyry copper (Cu) tailings used in this test were sourced from Tailings Storage Facility 1 (TSF1) at the Philex Padcal Mine (Benguet, Philippines). The twelve solvents tested comprised inorganic acids (nitric, sulfuric, and hydrochloric), organic acids (citric, acetic, and malonic), chloride solutions (sodium chloride and ferric chloride), and three deep eutectic solvents. A conventional three-compartment high-density polyethylene (HDPE) reactor (2 cm wall thickness) was used for the experiments. Compartments I (hosting anode) and III (hosting cathode) had identical internal dimensions (length = 5 cm, width = 10 cm, height = 10 cm) and contained the solvents, which was called anolyte and catholyte, respectively. Compartment II (length = 2.5 cm, width = 10 cm, height = 10 cm), located between Compartments I and III, held the tailings sample. For each EK test, 2V/cm voltage gradient applied for 7 days. 200 g of tailings was placed into Compartment II and gently compacted using an HDPE panel to achieve a flat surface and a bulk density of 1.6 g per cube cm, consistent with field measurements. The sample was then fully saturated with 40 mL of the designated solvent. Additional solvent was added to Compartments I and III until the liquid level equilibrated with the tailings surface in Compartment II, resulting in a total lixiviant volume of 500 mL

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Date added
12 August 2026
Harvest GUID
50ab0a1b-2946-b877-e063-3050940a27f3
Dataset reference date (creation)
2026-04-28
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The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
University of Exeter (originator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
nonGeographicDataset
Metadata language
eng