Comparison of limestone, dolomite and fly ash as pre-treatment agents for acid mine drainage

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 454-462

  Potgieter Vermaak, S S ^a   Potgieter, J H ^b   Monama, P ^c   Van Grieken, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Environmental; Mining; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLY ASH; LIMESTONE; MINING; PH; TAILINGS; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID MINE WATER; ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL;

DRAINAGE;

EID: 32844454848     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.07.009     Document Type: Article

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