Influence of the Trojan Nickel Mine on surface water quality, Mazowe valley, Zimbabwe: Runoff chemistry and acid generation potential of waste rock

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 789-796

  Lupankwa, Keretia ^a   Love, David ^a   Mapani, Benjamin ^b   Mseka, Stephen ^c   Meck, Maideyi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^c Bindura Nickel Corporation   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Environmental geochemistry; Mazowe valley; Mine dump; Mined rock piles; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; NICKEL MINES; RUNOFF; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY; MINE DUMP; MINED ROCK PILES;

WATER ANALYSIS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SURFACE WATER; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; HARARE [ZIMBABWE]; MAZOWE VALLEY; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33748901130     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.08.030     Document Type: Article

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