Mineralogical study of base metal tailings with various sulfide contents, oxidized in laboratory columns and field lysimeters

Environmental Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 209-217

  Shaw, S C ^a   Groat, L A ^a   Jambor, J L ^b   Blowes, D W ^c   Hanton Fong, C J ^c   Stuparyk, R A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Leslie Investments   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d INCO Limited ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Sulfide minerals; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; OXIDATION; SULPHIDE; TAILINGS;

EID: 0031982231     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050239     Document Type: Article

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