Mine drainage water from the Sar Cheshmeh porphyry copper mine, Kerman, IR Iran

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 141, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 105-120

  Shahabpour, J ^a   Doorandish, M ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

AMD; Iran; Porphyry copper deposit; Sar Cheshmeh

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CLAY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); METAL IONS; OPEN PIT MINING; PH EFFECTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

HYDROUS ALUMINUM OXIDES; MAXIMUM DISCHARGE PERIOD; MINE DRAINAGE WATER; MODERATE DISCHARGE PERIOD;

COPPER MINES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BICARBONATE; CARBON; COPPER; FERRIC OXIDE; HYDROXIDE; MANGANESE OXIDE; METAL ION; SNOW; SULFATE; SURFACE WATER; TRACE METAL;

BICARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; DRAINAGE WATER; MINE DRAINAGE; OPEN PIT MINE; PH; PORPHYRY; RIVER DISCHARGE; STREAMWATER; SURFACE WATER; TRACE METAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOLOGY; IRAN; MINERALIZATION; MINING; PH MEASUREMENT; STREAM (RIVER); WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

COPPER; GEOLOGY; IRAN; MINERALS; MINING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; KERMAN [IRAN]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 43249102158     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9861-5     Document Type: Article

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