GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS BACKGROUND CONTENTS IN SOILS IN THE AREA OF THE SARALA GOLD ORE CLUSTER (THE REPUBLIC OF KHAKASSIA, RUSSIA)

We assessed the contents of Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cr, Pb, Hg in soils of the residential settlements and surrounding areas exposed to anthropogenic load due to mining activities. The study object is located in the Kuznetsk Alatau (part of the Sarala gold ore cluster – SGOC), the village of Priiskovy a...

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Main Authors: I. N. Myagkaya, I. S. Kirichenko, B. Yu. Saryg-ool, M. A. Gustaitis
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Published: Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Institute of the Earth's crust 2022-06-01
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author I. N. Myagkaya
I. S. Kirichenko
B. Yu. Saryg-ool
M. A. Gustaitis
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I. S. Kirichenko
B. Yu. Saryg-ool
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description We assessed the contents of Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cr, Pb, Hg in soils of the residential settlements and surrounding areas exposed to anthropogenic load due to mining activities. The study object is located in the Kuznetsk Alatau (part of the Sarala gold ore cluster – SGOC), the village of Priiskovy and its tailings dump, the village of Ordzhonikidzevsky, the Republic of Khakassia). The background contents in the SGOC soils are the following: Fe 3.08–5.06 %, Ni 24.74–45.13 g/t, Cu 22.33–38.81 g/t, Zn 86.72–200 g/t, As 5.45–11.25 g/t, Cr 35.60–73.25 g/t, Pb 14.12–26.17 g/t, Hg 0.01–0.14 g/t. It was found that the background area has increased the natural contents of the studied elements. The soils sampled from the territory of the tailing dump are distinguished by the elevated element contents relative to the background values and especially by a sharp jump of the As and Zn contents (abnormal contents). The contents of all the elements examined in the soils of the territories in the vicinity of the tailing dump also exceed the background values of the SGOC with different proportions of cases and have the increased As, Cr, and Pb contents relative to the maximum permissible concentration of soils. Clustering of the data shows the presence of two clusters, which indicate the availability of the background and anomalous values associated with the technogenic impact of the mining industry in the study area of the Sarala gold ore cluster.
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spelling doaj-art-b9b74fda0c4b40e293da285b0be2bfca2025-08-20T03:02:40ZengRussian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Institute of the Earth's crustГеодинамика и тектонофизика2078-502X2022-06-0113210.5800/GT-2022-13-2s-0596630GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS BACKGROUND CONTENTS IN SOILS IN THE AREA OF THE SARALA GOLD ORE CLUSTER (THE REPUBLIC OF KHAKASSIA, RUSSIA)I. N. Myagkaya0I. S. Kirichenko1B. Yu. Saryg-ool2M. A. Gustaitis3Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesSobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesSobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesSobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesWe assessed the contents of Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cr, Pb, Hg in soils of the residential settlements and surrounding areas exposed to anthropogenic load due to mining activities. The study object is located in the Kuznetsk Alatau (part of the Sarala gold ore cluster – SGOC), the village of Priiskovy and its tailings dump, the village of Ordzhonikidzevsky, the Republic of Khakassia). The background contents in the SGOC soils are the following: Fe 3.08–5.06 %, Ni 24.74–45.13 g/t, Cu 22.33–38.81 g/t, Zn 86.72–200 g/t, As 5.45–11.25 g/t, Cr 35.60–73.25 g/t, Pb 14.12–26.17 g/t, Hg 0.01–0.14 g/t. It was found that the background area has increased the natural contents of the studied elements. The soils sampled from the territory of the tailing dump are distinguished by the elevated element contents relative to the background values and especially by a sharp jump of the As and Zn contents (abnormal contents). The contents of all the elements examined in the soils of the territories in the vicinity of the tailing dump also exceed the background values of the SGOC with different proportions of cases and have the increased As, Cr, and Pb contents relative to the maximum permissible concentration of soils. Clustering of the data shows the presence of two clusters, which indicate the availability of the background and anomalous values associated with the technogenic impact of the mining industry in the study area of the Sarala gold ore cluster.https://www.gt-crust.ru/jour/article/view/1497technogenic dispersion halobackground contentsanomalous valuepotentially toxic elementsoilgeochemistry
spellingShingle I. N. Myagkaya
I. S. Kirichenko
B. Yu. Saryg-ool
M. A. Gustaitis
GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS BACKGROUND CONTENTS IN SOILS IN THE AREA OF THE SARALA GOLD ORE CLUSTER (THE REPUBLIC OF KHAKASSIA, RUSSIA)
Геодинамика и тектонофизика
technogenic dispersion halo
background contents
anomalous value
potentially toxic element
soil
geochemistry
title GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS BACKGROUND CONTENTS IN SOILS IN THE AREA OF THE SARALA GOLD ORE CLUSTER (THE REPUBLIC OF KHAKASSIA, RUSSIA)
title_full GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS BACKGROUND CONTENTS IN SOILS IN THE AREA OF THE SARALA GOLD ORE CLUSTER (THE REPUBLIC OF KHAKASSIA, RUSSIA)
title_fullStr GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS BACKGROUND CONTENTS IN SOILS IN THE AREA OF THE SARALA GOLD ORE CLUSTER (THE REPUBLIC OF KHAKASSIA, RUSSIA)
title_full_unstemmed GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS BACKGROUND CONTENTS IN SOILS IN THE AREA OF THE SARALA GOLD ORE CLUSTER (THE REPUBLIC OF KHAKASSIA, RUSSIA)
title_short GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS BACKGROUND CONTENTS IN SOILS IN THE AREA OF THE SARALA GOLD ORE CLUSTER (THE REPUBLIC OF KHAKASSIA, RUSSIA)
title_sort geochemical assessment of the potentially toxic elements background contents in soils in the area of the sarala gold ore cluster the republic of khakassia russia
topic technogenic dispersion halo
background contents
anomalous value
potentially toxic element
soil
geochemistry
url https://www.gt-crust.ru/jour/article/view/1497
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