Control of pit-lake water chemistry by secondary minerals, Summer Camp pit, Getchell mine, Nevada

Chemical Geology

Volumn 215, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 373-385

  Bowell, R J ^a   Parshley, J V ^b  

^a SRK CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

^b SRK Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Evapoconcentration; Getchell mine; Mine pit lakes; Secondary minerals

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAKE WATER; MINE DRAINAGE; OPEN PIT MINE; SECONDARY MINERAL; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

GETCHELL MINE; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14544306068     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.052     Document Type: Article

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