Treatment of acid mine drainage through a ferrite formation process in central Hokkaido, Japan: Evaluation of dissolved silica and aluminium interference in ferrite formation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1255-1260

  Herrera, P ^a   Uchiyama, H ^a   Igarashi, T ^a   Asakura, K ^a   Ochi, Y ^b   Iyatomi, N ^c   Nagae, S ^d  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Transportation System Division   (Japan)

^c Nittetsu Mining Co Ltd ^*  (Japan)

^d GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Aluminium precipitation; ARD AMD neutralization; Environmental; Ferrite formation; Magnesium oxide; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAINAGE; MAGNESIA; PH EFFECTS; SILICA;

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; ALUMINIUM PRECIPITATION; FERRITE FORMATION;

MINES;

EID: 34548839125     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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