Geochemical assessment of an analogue site for an engineered landform at Ranger Uranium Mine, Northern Territory, Australia

Environmental Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 203-213

  Riley, S J ^a   Rich, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analogue site; Erosion modelling; Kakadu; Statistical analysis; Uranium mining; Waste rock

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

WASTE ROCKS;

URANIUM MINES;

ANALOGUE SITE; ENGINEERED LANDFORM; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; MINE; REMEDIATION;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 0032080476     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050272     Document Type: Article

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