Adequate drainage system design for heap leaching structures

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 288-296

  Majdi, Abbas ^a   Amini, Mehdi ^a   Nasab, Saeed Karimi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acid pressure; Drainage design; Heap leaching structures; Sarcheshmeh copper mine

Indexed keywords

ACID PRESSURE; DRAINAGE DESIGN; HEAP LEACHING STRUCTURES; SARCHESHMEH COPPER MINE;

COMPUTATION THEORY; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

DRAINAGE;

POLYETHYLENE;

COMPUTATION THEORY; DRAINAGE; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COPPER; DESIGN; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEACHING; OVERBURDEN;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAP LEACHING STRUCTURE; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METALLURGY; MINING; PRESSURE; THICKNESS; TUBE;

ACIDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; PRESSURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34447628638     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.01.038     Document Type: Article

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