Experimental study of acidity-consuming processes in mining waste rock: Some influences of mineralogy and particle size

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-16

  Strömberg, Bo ^a   Banwart, Steven A ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINE TAILINGS; WASTE ROCK;

ACIDITY; COMPOSITION; COPPER MINES; EFFLUENTS; IMPURITIES; METALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PH; POROSITY; SURFACES; TAILINGS; WEATHERING;

ROCKS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID NEUTRALIZATION; MINE WASTE; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0343847481     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(98)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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