A Method for estimating the potential trading of worked water among multiple mines

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-98

  Barrett, Damian ^a   Moran, Chris ^a   Cote, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mining; Sustainable development; Water resources; Water trading

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953537919     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-010-0110-8     Document Type: Article

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