Long-term environmental impact of tailings deposits

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 83, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 176-183

  Moreno, Luis ^a   Neretnieks, Ivars ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Long term; Mining waste; Performance assessment; Pyrite; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRON ALLOYS; OXIDATION; REMEDIATION; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER RESOURCES;

LONG-TERM; MINING WASTE; OXYGEN INTRUSION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

TAILINGS DISPOSAL;

EID: 33746340595     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.03.052     Document Type: Article

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