Ephemeral acid mine drainage at the Montalbion silver mine, north Queensland

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 797-809

  Harris, D L ^a   Lottermoser, B G ^a   Duchesne, J ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Efflorescence; Ephemeral streams; Heavy metals; Oxidation; Sulfides

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINE; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; EPHEMERAL STREAM; HEAVY METAL; SILVER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0346394849     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0952.2003.01029.x     Document Type: Article

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