Heavy metal pollution model of tailings and the pollution simulation by visualization

Based on the analysis of whole mining process in metal mines, it was pointed out that the investigation of the heavy metal pollution of tailings should be taken as an important project for a metal mine. Combined with the anlysis of the characteristics of tailings, it is found that the transformation of the heavy metal dissolution process, the heavy metal ions migration with groundwater and the heavy metal transport in porous media are three key aspects. Accordingly, the models of heavy metal pollution were established with providing boundary conditions. Depending upon a case of Tonglushan Copper Mine tailings and its relevant area from Google maps’, a three-dimensional grid view of the tailings was set up. By application of Fluent software, the contaminated process of the heavy metal pollutants in the tailings was shown through digital visualization pattern.