“…In gold (except placer Au deposits), base metal, U, Hg, coal, lignite, kyanite and AseSb mines, the main ore and associated minerals are sulfide minerals such as pyrite, arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, marcasite, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4 ), chalcocite, covelite, stibnite, tetrahedrite, stannite and berthierite, that can generate acidity and PTMs (Ashley et al, 2003;Salmon and Malmstrom, 2004;Shikazono et al, 2008;Navarro et al, 2006Navarro et al, , 2009Oyarzun et al, 2011;Souissi et al, 2013;Modabberi et al, 2013). The feldspar, kaolin minerals, aluminosilicates, amphibole, biotite, muscovite, pyroxene, albite, chlorite, calcite, dolomite, mica, gypsum, apatite, etc.…”