Electrical resistivity characterization of a reclaimed gold Mine to delineate acid rock drainage pathways

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-157

  Rucker, Dale F ^a   Glaser, Danney R ^a   Osborne, Tom ^b   Maehl, William C ^c  

^a HYDROGEOPHYSICS INC   (United States)

^b HydroSolutions Inc   (United States)

^c Spectrum Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Characterization; Electrical resistivity; Geophysics; Mining; Reclamation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349140343     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-009-0072-x     Document Type: Article

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