Critical review of acid in situ leach uranium mining: 2. Soviet Block and Asia

Environmental Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 404-416

  Mudd, Gavin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid; In situ leach; Solution mining; Uranium plumes

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SALINE WATER; SOLUTION MINING; SULFURIC ACID;

IN SITU LEACH; SALINITY; URANIUM PLUMES;

URANIUM MINES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; MINING; RADIONUCLIDE; REMEDIATION; SULFURIC ACID; URANIUM;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; USSR;

EID: 3543138114     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540100405     Document Type: Review

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