Prediction of the long-term performance of abandoned lead zinc mine tailings in a Welsh catchment

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 169-181

  Palumbo Roe, Barbara ^a   Klinck, Ben ^a   Banks, Vanessa ^a   Quigley, Séan ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abandoned metal mine; Geochemical modelling; Leaching test; Mine waste characterisation; Sequential extraction; Wales

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED METAL MINE; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; LEACHING TEST; MINE WASTE CHARACTERISATION; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; WALES;

ABANDONED MINES; CATCHMENTS; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; LEAD MINES; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; MINES; MINING; ORES; POLLUTION; POSITIVE IONS; SORPTION; SUBSIDENCE; TESTING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ZINC; ZINC MINES;

SOLID WASTES;

ABANDONED MINE; ACIDIFICATION; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEACHATE; LEACHING; LEAD; MINE WASTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; TAILINGS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ZINC;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58749090950     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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