Field evidence of resuspension in a mine tailings pond

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 796-808

  Adu Wusu, C ^a   Yanful, E K ^a   Mian, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mine tailings; Resuspension; Shear stress; Water cover; Wind speed; Wind induced waves

Indexed keywords

MINES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SHEAR STRESS;

RESUSPENSION;

TAILINGS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; MINE WASTE; RESUSPENSION; SHEAR STRESS; TAILINGS; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0034740339     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cgj-38-4-796     Document Type: Article

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