Geochemical controls on ground water composition at the Cripple Creek Mining District, Cripple Creek, Colorado

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-24

  Eary, L Edmond ^b   Runnells, Donald D ^a   Esposito, K J ^a  

^a MFG Incorporation   (United States)

^b Enchemica   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; MINERALOGY; PROCESS CONTROL;

GEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS; GROUND WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

GOLD; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MINE DRAINAGE; MINING; TRAVEL TIME; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346668123     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(02)00049-5     Document Type: Article

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