Inhibiting acid mine drainage throughout the mine life cycle

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 999, 1996, Pages 52-56

  Orava, David A ^a   Swider, Richard C ^b  

^a SENES Consultants Limited   (Canada)

^b Richard C Swider Consult Eng Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Environment; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MANAGEMENT; MINERALOGY; MINES; MINING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PUBLIC POLICY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; LIFE CYCLE; MINERAL PROCESSING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DRAINAGE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; MINING;

EID: 0030115529     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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