Table 1 The analysis results for water samples in the study area (all hydrochemical compositions are in units of mg/L except for pH).

From: Hydrochemical analysis and identification of open-pit mine water sources: a case study from the Dagushan iron mine in Northeast China

No. of samples

Sample type ID

pH

Ca2+

Mg2+

Na+  + K+

HCO3ˉ

SO42ˉ

Clˉ

NO3ˉ

TDS

D01

2

6.71

42.26

14.80

14.99

117.20

96.15

34.55

7.00

267.99

D02

2

7.50

54.71

45.26

21.08

175.63

178.91

34.59

5.00

427.51

D03

3

7.16

39.79

33.19

17.34

116.99

95.43

34.12

44.00

322.94

D04

3

7.29

54.31

24.62

15.03

161.37

107.35

25.87

7.00

315.45

D05

2

8.03

51.29

23.87

23.53

117.12

167.00

34.49

18.00

378.06

D06

2

7.61

72.41

34.82

16.46

190.45

191.23

34.23

38.00

482.46

D07

3

6.98

47.99

25.02

15.21

205.10

71.61

34.49

18.00

315.99

D08

3

7.95

51.12

34.28

26.98

233.98

119.30

25.78

19.00

394.99

D09

2

7.27

53.70

32.83

20.89

175.37

104.94

47.23

36.00

384.01

D10

4

7.18

52.79

37.30

22.25

204.96

106.83

42.97

25.00

390.77

D11

2

7.07

73.92

62.25

27.83

293.17

191.12

50.93

11.00

564.51

D12

3

7.23

67.15

49.78

30.14

293.05

106.94

60.37

6.00

467.61

D13

2

7.43

60.03

50.98

36.20

234.40

119.31

64.37

44.00

493.39

D14

1

7.03

53.02

42.28

34.24

146.31

143.14

51.53

70.00

467.69

D15

2

6.81

53.88

48.97

26.20

87.90

202.74

51.61

73.00

501.83

D16

3

8.05

48.27

14.92

13.38

160.83

83.52

30.18

11.00

282.28

D17

3

7.14

78.45

53.63

22.48

146.37

214.78

82.12

78.00

602.60

D18

4

7.85

129.74

119.37

103.74

366.25

691.48

34.48

11.00

1,274.55

D19

3

7.18

78.98

27.15

22.69

175.60

107.12

44.12

60.00

428.11

D20

3

7.50

114.40

75.43

29.73

234.40

370.05

65.01

0.60

772.00

D21

3

7.07

74.61

57.33

19.67

322.47

131.22

51.75

24.00

519.93

D22

3

7.51

66.37

29.84

12.54

234.26

155.06

17.25

10.00

408.45

D23

3

7.68

66.38

59.68

18.03

176.15

166.95

42.83

108.00

551.36

D24

3

7.54

81.46

24.87

15.55

190.32

214.65

34.35

24.00

490.52

D25

1

7.07

90.51

70.03

39.25

205.02

274.25

103.05

47.00

578.53

D26

1

7.62

79.58

54.34

42.12

263.70

190.67

68.99

11.00

579.33

D27

4

7.28

60.34

59.68

81.18

276.77

155.04

86.25

15.00

601.36

D28

1

6.89

82.20

49.32

30.49

131.85

274.25

34.43

131.00

668.11

D29

1

7.29

129.32

85.03

80.13

249.05

321.95

133.68

146.00

1,020.28

D30

3

7.08

48.27

24.87

16.99

117.20

119.31

34.50

47.00

349.73

D31

3

7.14

52.98

49.70

12.60

146.50

101.44

21.56

8.00

319.63

D32

1

7.14

108.62

106.23

46.08

307.65

405.42

64.93

73.00

961.27

D33

4

7.80

116.88

98.05

107.09

410.21

262.34

238.33

0.40

1,028.69

D34

1

7.79

171.60

92.02

130.07

454.15

405.21

176.81

9.00

1,213.79

D35

4

7.73

119.17

117.18

97.98

380.90

464.98

120.75

14.00

1,124.81

D36

3

7.07

69.39

54.71

24.56

204.87

238.52

38.47

3.00

531.75

D37

3

6.77

65.85

49.88

20.79

161.05

214.63

47.44

41.00

520.70

D38

1

6.38

67.88

57.30

52.57

160.97

214.55

81.94

12.00

547.05

J1

5

8.19

84.48

49.74

15.88

234.13

226.58

52.03

9.00

554.75

J2

5

8.18

89.53

60.34

19.33

263.70

179.15

77.62

20.00

577.70

J3

5

7.98

131.81

97.83

61.83

351.60

322.34

137.99

87.00

1,014.55

J4

5

7.96

139.27

66.12

67.57

322.30

309.85

120.75

21.00

886.28

J5

5

8.13

134.29

69.39

57.06

292.36

321.77

103.49

38.00

924.91

K1

6

8.17

109.42

76.02

55.21

219.75

417.28

29.99

89.00

887.62

K2

6

8.16

159.16

89.63

56.10

119.16

631.88

29.83

30.00

1,058.21

K3

6

7.96

144.24

82.67

66.19

351.60

369.64

119.36

1.00

960.45

  1. Sample type ID: 1-Alluvial pore aquifer, 2-Eluvium pore aquifer, 3-Bedrock fissure aquifer, 4-River, 5-Water seepage points in the roadway, 6-Water seepage points in the pit.