Distinct Dispersion of As, Cd, Pb, and Zn in Farmland Soils near Abandoned Mine Tailings: Field Observation Results in South Korea

Table 1

Description of the abandoned mine in the study area.

Operation period	Main geology	Type of mineralization	Ore minerals	Grade of ore body	Ore mineral associations	Pollution source	Reference
Japanese colonial period, 1961–1972	Biotite granite, felsophyre, granite porphyry	Au-bearing quartz vein	Au, Ag	Au: 0.0–2.4 g/ton, Ag: 281–1,467 g/ton	Pyrite, galena, sphalerite	Tailings (>2,000 m^3)	[24–27]