Distribution of arsenic and nickel in uranium mill tailings, Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1097-1119

  Donahue, R ^a   Hendry, M J ^a   Landine, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CAMECO CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CALCIUM SULFATE; CANADA; ILLITE; LEACHING; MILL TAILING; MOLAR RATIO; NEUTRALIZATION; NICCOLITE; NICKEL; QUARTZ; SLURRY; URANIUM;

ARSENIC; GEOCHEMISTRY; MILLING; NICKEL; TAILINGS; URANIUM;

CANADA;

EID: 0034087919     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(99)00114-6     Document Type: Article

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