Co-Authors: Julio Guizado, Máximo Simon from Poderosa Mining Company
The mining industry generates millions of tons of tailings per day, consequently, one of the great challenges of the industry is the management of these wastes in order to have a more sustainable activity with a circular economy approach. In this sense, in this paper a technical evaluation of the feasibility of using gold tailings as construction materials through the generation of geopolymers is carried out. The results of the research indicate the feasibility of using such tailings, obtaining compressive strengths of around 20 Mpa at setting temperatures below 100°C in less than 4 days.
This resistance achieved complies with Peruvian masonry regulations superior to type IV and V bricks.
This article has been awarded in Peru by the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy (SNMPE) through the Technology and Innovation Committee, who awarded the Prize for "Technological Innovation 2021" of the energy mining sector in the Innovative Academic Category .
