Acid mine drainage at a coal mine in the eastern Transvaal, South Africa

Environmental Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 234-242

  Geldenhuis, S ^a   Bell, F G ^b  

^a SRK CONSULTING   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Backfilled opencast workings; Hydrogeological analysis; Pollution control

Indexed keywords

COAL MINES; DRAINAGE; GEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; PH; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; HYDROGEOLOGY; SULFATE;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL MINING; HYDROGEOLOGY; POLLUTION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; STREAM WATER; SURFACE WATER; SURFACE WATER QUALITY;

SOUTH AFRICA, MPUMALANGA, WITBANK;

EID: 0032080708     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050275     Document Type: Article

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