Geochemical, mineralogical and microbiological characterization of a sulphide-bearing carbonate-rich gold-mine tailings impoundment, Joutel, Quebec

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 687-705

  Blowes, David W ^a   Jambor, John L ^a   Hanton Fong, Christine J ^a   Lortie, Lyne ^b   Gould, W Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BACTERIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD MINE; MINERALOGY; SULFIDE; TAILINGS;

CANADA;

EID: 0031684154     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(98)00009-2     Document Type: Article

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