Prediction of acid mine drainage generation potential in selected mines in the Ashanti Metallogenic Belt using static geochemical methods

Environmental Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 957-964

  Akabzaa, T M ^a   Armah, T E K ^a   Baneong Yakubo, B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Ashanti Belt; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CARBONATES; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINES; PH EFFECTS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ASHANTI BELT; MINING PROJECT;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BELT; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; PREDICTION; TAILINGS;

AFRICA; GHANA; NSUTA; PRESTEA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WESTERN REGION;

EID: 34247366460     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0537-1     Document Type: Article

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