Hydrogeochemical baseline studies prior to gold mining: A case study in Sardinia (Italy)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 61-85

  Biddau, Riccardo ^a   Cidu, Rosa ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arsenic mobility; Gold mineralisation; Sardinia; Trace elements; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SYSTEMS; EPITHERMAL GOLD DEPOSITS; FERRIHYDRITE; MINERAL PROCESSING; SILICATE ROCKS;

ACIDITY; CYANIDES; GOLD MINES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMPURITIES; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSITS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PYRITES; SULFIDE MINERALS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER QUALITY;

MINING;

ARSENIC; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GOLD MINE; MINERALIZATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22144466947     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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