Calculated acid-base balance for H2O2 oxidation of carbonate-poor pyritic mine-rock

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1193-1203

  Weber, Paul A ^a,b   Thomas, Joan E ^a   Skinner, William M ^a   Smart, Roger St C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Rock and Earth Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Acid base accounting; Acid neutralization capacity; H2O2 acid mine drainage; Net acid generation (NAG) test; Pyrite oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; CARBONATE MINERALS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON MINES; MATERIALS TESTING; OXIDATION; PYRITES; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS;

ACID MINE-DRAINAGE; ACID ROCK-DRAINAGE; ACID-BASE BALANCE; ACID-NEUTRALIZATION CAPACITY; NET ACID GENERATION (NAG) TEST; PYRITIC MINE-ROCK;

MINERALOGY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; MINE WASTE; OXIDATION; PYRITE;

EID: 29244475755     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.43.4.1193     Document Type: Article

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