Mineralogy and geochemistry of sulfide-bearing tailings from silver mines in the Taxco, Mexico area to evaluate their potential environmental impact

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-64

  Talavera Mendoza, Oscar ^a   Yta, Miriam ^b   Moreno Tovar, Raúl ^c   Dótor Almazán, Azucena ^a   Flores Mundo, Néstor ^a   Duarte Gutiérrez, Carlos ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUERRERO   (Mexico)

^b Área Electromecánica Industrial   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Bioavailability; Heavy metals; Sulfide; Tailings; Taxco; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINE WASTE; MINERALOGY; MINING; SILVER; SULFIDE; TAILINGS;

GUERRERO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; TAXCO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18344368021     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22201/igeof.00167169p.2005.44.1.552     Document Type: Article

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