Mine drainage from the weathering of sulfide minerals and magnetite

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2362-2373

  Moncur, M C ^a,b   Jambor, J L ^a   Ptacek, C J ^a   Blowes, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID DRAINAGE; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONTAMINANT METALS; CRYSTALLINITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; MINE DRAINAGE; MINE WASTES; MINERALOGICAL CHANGES; OXYHYDROXIDES; PH CONDITION; PORE WATERS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SEQUENCE OF EVENTS; SORPTIVE CAPACITIES; SULFIDE OXIDATION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; LEAD; MAGNETITE; METALLOIDS; MINERALS; MINES; MINING; NICKEL; OXIDATION; OXIDE MINERALS; PH; PYRITES; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

CRYSTALLINITY; LEACHING; MAGNETITE; MINE DRAINAGE; MINE WASTE; OXIDATION; PYRITE; PYRRHOTITE; RECYCLING; SULFIDE; TRACE METAL; WEATHERING;

EID: 70350618758     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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