Incorporation of silicate buffering in predicting acid rock drainage from mine wastes - A mechanistic approach

Mining Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 33-37

  Nicholson, Andrew D ^a  

^a Geomega   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; MINERALS; ROCKS;

SILICATE BUFFERING;

SILICATES;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BUFFERING; REACTION KINETICS; SILICATE;

EID: 0038444272     PISSN: 00265187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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