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Identifikasi Kandungan Merkuri (Hg) dan Tingkat Keasaman (pH) pada Sungai Takaras Terdampak Aktifitas Pertambangan Emas di Kecamatan Rakumpit Lisa Virgiyanti; Amru Ash Shodaq; Fahrul Indrajaya; Neny Fidayanti; Neny Sukmawatie
JURAL RISET RUMPUN ILMU TEKNIK Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): : Jurnal Riset Rumpun Ilmu Teknik
Publisher : Pusat riset dan Inovasi Nasional

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55606/jurritek.v5i2.8530

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Takaras River is a river basin that is vulnerable to pollution, particularly from the mercury usage in small-scale gold mining. This study aims to identify water quality based on mercury (Hg)and pH levels in the Takaras River. Samples were taken at two locations using a purposive sampling method. Results showed indications of mercury use on former gold mining land around the Takaras River altought the mercury content level was below 0.075 µg/L or 0.00075 mg/L in sample 1 and 2. Based on the test results, the acidity level (pH) in the two water samples from Takaras River is 3.86 and 3.84 in sample 1 and 2, compared to the maximum pH quality standard of 6-9 for Class II water, it is concluded that the scale of acidity in Takaras River is very low, indicating that the water quality in the Takaras River is highly acidic, abnormal, and shows signs of serious pollution. The implications of low pH levels in the Takaras River can cause damage to the Takaras River ecosystem, a decline in soil quality and fertility, and an increase in heavy metal toxicity in the environment surrounding the river.
Efektifitas Metode Amalgamasi dan Metode Flotasi pada Proses Pengolahan Emas di Wilayah Pertambangan Rakyat (WPR) Yossa Hutajulu; Lisa Virgiyanti; Wisnu Rijati; Fahrul Indrajaya; Yustinus Hendra Wiryanto
JURAL RISET RUMPUN ILMU TEKNIK Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): : Jurnal Riset Rumpun Ilmu Teknik
Publisher : Pusat riset dan Inovasi Nasional

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55606/jurritek.v5i2.8669

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The amalgamation and flotation methods are widely used by miners because the methods are simple, fast and easy. The purpose of this study was aims to test the effectiveness of gold recovery using the amalgamation and flotation methods in conventional gold processing. The research methods used were observation and testing using the amalgamation and flotation methods in conventional gold processing. The effectiveness analysis was carried out by calculating the percentage of gold produced in the amalgamation and flotation processing methods. The test was carried out on 10 samples, each weighing 10 kg. The amalgamation process used a Hg solution, while flotation used a detergent reagent. The total primary gold processing using the amalgamation method was 11.46 grams, while the total primary gold recovery using the flotation method was 12.15 grams. The results of gold processing using the flotation method were higher than those using amalgamation because flotation can separate gold more efficiently from ore containing various impurity minerals. Meanwhile, the amalgamation method, which uses mercury, tends to be less effective and loses some of the gold because it only binds very fine and dispersed gold particles, while flotation can handle ore with lower gold content and larger gold particles.