Environmental geochemistry of the Mt Perry copper mines area, SE Queensland, Australia

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-357

  Ashley, P M ^a   Lottermoser, B G ^b   Chubb, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Chemistry; Metals; Mine; Sulphide

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COPPER COMPOUNDS; COPPER MINES; COPRECIPITATION; DISSOLUTION; DRAINAGE; EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HEMATITE; IRON; METALS; MINES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PYRITES; SEDIMENTS; SLAGS; SMELTING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VEGETATION; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CO-PRECIPITATION PROCESS; CONTAMINATED STREAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY; METALS AND METALLOIDS; SULPHIDE; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; UNDERGROUND WORKING;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COPPER; ELEMENT MOBILITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINING; RIVER POLLUTION; SLAG; TAILINGS;

AUSTRALIA; MOUNT PERRY; QUEENSLAND;

ACACIA; ARISTIDA; CARYA; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; FILICOPHYTA; HETEROPOGON CONTORTUS; HYDROIDA; LEPIDOSPERMA; PIPTOCHAETIUM; PITYROGRAMMA AUSTROAMERICANA;

EID: 0346963686     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/03-014     Document Type: Article

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