Microbiological, chemical, and mineralogical characterization of the kidd creek mine tailings impoundment, timmins area, ontario

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 13-31

  Blowes, David W ^a   Al, Tom ^a   Lortie, Lyne ^b   Gould, W Douglas ^b   Jambor, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial correlations; Canada; Geochemistry; Iron sulfides; Kidd creek; Mine tailings; Mineralogy; T. thiooxidan; T. thioparus; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; MINE TAILINGS; OXIDATION; SULPHIDE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CANADA, ONTARIO, TIMMINS, KID CREEK; CANADA, ONTARIO, TIMMINS, KIDD CREEK;

EID: 0029505510     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490459509378001     Document Type: Article

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