Consolidation and incipient oxidation of alkaline arsenopyrite-bearing mine tailings, Macraes Mine, New Zealand

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 485-498

  Craw, D ^a   Chappell, D ^a   Nelson, M ^a   Walrond, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE WATER; ARSENOPYRITE; CONSOLIDATION; MINE WASTE; OXIDATION; TAILINGS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032949951     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(98)00063-8     Document Type: Article

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