Ettringite formation in lime-remediated mine tailings: II. Experimental study

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 1029, 1999, Pages 75-80

  Hossein, M ^a   Mohamed, A M O ^a,b   Hassani, F P ^a,c,d,e,f   Elbadri, H ^a,f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Ray Mining Company

^e Can Ctr Automat Robotics Mining

^f PEOPLES FRIENDSHIP UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Ettringite formation; Lime remediated sulphidic mine tailings; Mine tailings; Rock mechanics; Tailings; Water to solid ratio; X ray difraction spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ETTRINGITE;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; LIME; ORE TAILINGS; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REMEDIATION; ROCK MECHANICS; STOICHIOMETRY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

MINING;

ETTRINGITE; LIMING; MINERAL ALTERATION; REMEDIATION; TAILINGS;

EID: 0032792178     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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