Mineralogical and geochemical alteration of Hitura sulphide mine tailings with emphasis on nickel mobility and retention

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-20

  Heikkinen, Päivi M ^a   Räisänen, Marja L ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Mineralogy; Nickel; Sulphide mining; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; NEUTRALISATION POTENTIAL RATIO; SULPHIDE MINING;

GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; NICKEL; OXIDATION; TAILINGS;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; MOBILITY; NICKEL; OPTICAL METHOD; POREWATER; RETENTION; SULFIDE; TAILINGS; WEATHERING RATE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; HITURA MINE; NORTHERN EUROPE; OULU [FINLAND]; SCANDINAVIA;

MICAS;

EID: 40749118107     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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