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08:00 SUMMIT PLENARY - Dusit Ballroom
12:00 LUNCH - Tradewinds Café

SESSION:
MineralWedPM1-R5
11th Intl. Symp. on Sustainable Mineral Processing
Wed. 19 Nov. 2025 / Room: Orchid
Session Chairs: Alexander Brodt; Eduardo Magdaluyo, Jr; Student Monitors: TBA

13:40: [MineralWedPM103] OS
PHYSICOCHEMICAL, MECHANICAL AND LEACHING CHARACTERISTICS OF HYBRID GEOPOLYMER-CEMENT MORTAR INCORPORATING COPPER MINE TAILINGS AND SILT
Dionella Jitka Quinagoran1; James Albert Narvaez1; Joy Marisol Maniaul1; John Kenneth Cruz1; Djoan Kate Tungpalan1; Eduardo Magdaluyo, Jr1; Karlo Leandro Baladad1
1University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Paper ID: 231 [Abstract]

Mine waste remains a persistent challenge for the minerals industry, posing significant environmental concerns if not properly managed. The 1996 Marcopper mining disaster in Marinduque, Philippines, left a legacy of mine tailings that continue to threaten local ecosystems and communities. This study investigates the valorization and stabilization of Marcopper river sediments contaminated with mine tailings using a combined geopolymerization and cement hydration approach. Hybrid mortar samples were prepared with 7.5%, 15%, 22.5%, and 30% mine tailings by weight, incorporating potassium hydroxide (KOH) at 1M and 3M concentrations as alkaline activators, along with ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The mechanical properties of the hybrid geopolymer-cement mortars were evaluated through unconfined compressive strength tests, while their crystalline structure, phase composition, surface morphology, and chemical bonding characteristics were also analyzed. Static leaching tests were conducted to assess the mobility of heavy metals within the geopolymer matrix. Compressive strengths ranged from 24.22 MPa to 53.99 MPa, satisfying ASTM C150 requirements. In addition, leaching results confirmed effective heavy metal encapsulation and immobilization, demonstrating the potential of this method for mitigating environmental risks associated with mine tailings.

References:
[1] Y. Zhang, H. Liu, T. Ma, C. Chen, G. Gu, J. Wang, X. Shang, Experimental assessment of utilizing copper tailings as alkali-activated materials and fine aggregates to prepare geopolymer composite, Construction and Building Materials 408 (2023) 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133751.
[2] W. Ge, J. Chen, F. Min, S. Song, H. Liu, Potential Evaluation for Preparing Geopolymers from Quartz by Low-Alkali Activation, Materials. (2023) 1552–1552. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041552.


14:20 POSTERS - Ballroom Foyer