Assessing the acidic potential of waste rock in the Akara gold mine, Thailand

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1065-1071

  Changul, C ^a   Sutthirat, Chakkaphan ^a   Padmanahban, G ^b   Tongcumpou, C ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

ABA; Gold mine; NAG; Thailand; Waste rock

Indexed keywords

ACID GENERATION; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID-BASE ACCOUNTING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; LAG-TIME; MINE CLOSURES; MINE WASTE ROCKS; MINERAL PROCESSING; MINING INDUSTRY; MINING OPERATIONS; NAG; NET ACID GENERATION TESTS; OVERLAND FLOW; PROPER DESIGN; PUBLIC CONCERN; RAINY SEASONS; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; STORAGE FACILITIES; SULPHIDE MINERALS; SURFACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; THAILAND; WASTE DUMPING; WASTE DUMPS; WASTE ROCKS; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WATER STORAGE PONDS;

ACIDS; DISSOLUTION; GOLD; GOLD MINES; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LAKES; MINERALS; MINING; OXYGEN; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; ROCKS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

SOLID WASTES;

ACIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GOLD MINE; MINERAL PROCESSING; MINING INDUSTRY; OXIDATION; ROCK; SULFIDE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CHATREE GOLD MINE; NORTHERN REGION [THAILAND]; THAILAND;

EID: 77954077552     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0251-x     Document Type: Article

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