Temporal variation in discharge chemistry and portal flow from the 8-Level adit, Lynx Mine, Myra Falls Operations, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Environmental Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 445-456

  Desbarats, Alexandre J ^a   Dirom, Gavin C ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Boliden Westmin Ltd ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Chemograph; Hydrograph; Metal loading; Regression; Specific conductance; Vancouver island

Indexed keywords

COPPER MINES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLUTION; DRAINAGE; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; ZINC;

LYNX MINE; METAL-LADEN DRAINAGE; SPECIATION; ZINC CONCENTRATE;

SULFUR DEPOSITS;

ABANDONED MINE; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; LYNX MINE; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

LYNX; MYRA;

EID: 12844249646     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1175-0     Document Type: Article

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