A study on the possibility of recycling by solidification using tailings from abandoned metal mine were studied. The study was carried out on testing compressive strength of concrete made by different ratio of various mine tailing, chemical speciation of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in the tailing by sequential extraction procedure and SPLP leaching test. Mixing of mine tailings with cement or asphalt and aging of mortar gave strong influence on compressive strength of concrete. Marshal's stability of asphalt with tailing waste were higher of 98.0~101.0% than not added one. Therefore it was recommended to use of the tailings to low the infiltlation of the water to protect the bank in the abandoned mine region. Total metals in concrete and asphalt with tailing waste were lower than that of tailing waste. The amount of adsorbed fraction and carbonate fraction which were labile in the aquatic environment were very lower in the concrete and asphalt specimen than mine tailing waste.Leachabilityof studied metals are under the waste management standard.

장군광산은 과거 갱도채굴한 폐금속광산으로 위치는 N36° 51'31.59", E129° 03'38.91"에 위치하고 있다. 산사면에 적치해 놓은 광미 적치장은 상부에 오염되지 않은 토양으로 약 20 cm 정도 복토한 후 아카시아를 식재해 놓은 상태이다. 광미 적치장에 식재해 놓은 아카시아는 대략 15년생 정도이다. 광미 적치장에서 채취한 토양시료의 중금속 농도는 As (66.43-9325.34 ㎎/㎏), Cd (0.96-1.09 ㎎/㎏), Cu (16.90-57.60 ㎎/㎏), Pb (57.33-945.67 ㎎/㎏), Zn (154.48-278.61 ㎎/㎏)으로 비오염 토양인 대조군의 As (38.98 ㎎/㎏), Cd (0.42 ㎎/㎏), Cu (10.26 ㎎/㎏), Pb (8.21 ㎎/㎏), Zn (46.74 ㎎/㎏) 보다 훨씬 높다. 가장 오염도가 높은 토양에 식재된 아카시아의 잎에서의 As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn의 농도는 각각 165.95, 0.04, 10.68, 3.18, 48.11 ㎎/㎏이다. 비오염 토양에 식재되어 있는 아카시아의 잎에서의 중금속 농도는 As 1.31㎎/㎏, Cu 3.90 ㎎/㎏, Pb 0.22 ㎎/㎏, Zn 11.01 ㎎/㎏이다. 아카시아에서의 중금속의 농집도는 껍질과 잎에서 높으며 심재와 변재에서 낮은 경향을 나타낸다.