Natural recovery rates of a river system impacted by mine tailing discharge: Shag River, East Otago, New Zealand

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-34

  Black, A ^a   Craw, D ^b   Youngson, J H ^b   Karubaba, J ^b  

^a CRL Energy Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gold mining; Mine tailing discharge; Shag River

Indexed keywords

MINE TAILINGS; MINERALIZATION;

ARSENIC; CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; GOLD MINES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; TAILINGS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; GOLD MINE; NATURAL ATTENUATION; RIVER POLLUTION; TAILINGS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SHAG RIVER; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 3242678184     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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