Geochemical evolution of sulphide-bearing waste rock soils at the Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-22

  Borden, Rich ^a  

^a Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIME; PYRITES; SOILS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; PRIMARY CONTROL; RAPID RELEASE; SOIL SALINITY; SULPHATES; SULPHIDE OXIDATION; WASTE ROCK DUMPS; WASTE ROCKS;

ROCKS;

EID: 0037511528     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/geochem.1.1.15     Document Type: Article

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