Water quality in an abandoned gold mining belt, Beatrice, Sanyati Valley, Zimbabwe

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 30, Issue 11-16 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 826-831

  Ravengai, Seedwel ^a   Love, David ^a   Mabvira Meck, Maideyi ^a,b   Musiwa, Kudzai ^a   Moyce, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Abandoned mines; Beatrice Gold Belt; Metals; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; GOLD MINES; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; RIVERS; ZINC;

ABANDONED GOLD MINING; ZIMBABWE;

WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; GOLD MINE; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 27644593023     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2005.08.026     Document Type: Article

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