Application of fly ash in the agglomeration of reactive mine tailings

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 181-192

  Misra, M ^b   Yang, K ^a   Mehta, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Crushing strength; Fly ash; Leaching; Mine drainage; Mine tailings

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; REACTIVE MINE TAILINGS;

AGGLOMERATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DRAINAGE; LEACHING; ORE TAILINGS; WEATHERING;

FLY ASH;

CEMENT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; FLY ASH; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEACHING; POLLUTION CONTROL; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

EID: 0030293769     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(96)01838-9     Document Type: Article

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