Source of Ni in coal mine acid rock drainage, West Coast, New Zealand

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 214-220

  Weber, P A ^a,b   Skinner, W M ^c   Hughes, J B ^b   Lindsay, P ^b   Moore, T A ^b,d  

^a Rock and Earth Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b Solid Energy New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Coal; New Zealand; Ni; ToF SIMS

Indexed keywords

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; MUDSTONE;

LITHOLOGY; NICKEL; OXIDATION; PYRITES; ROCKS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

COAL MINES;

COAL MINE; COAL MINING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUDSTONE; NICKEL; SOURCE ROCK;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 33744923437     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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